Monday, November 16, 2009

Autism Wars: Bernadine Healy vs. Nancy Snyderman

The Contenders:

Bernadine Patricia Healy (b. August 4, 1944) is a Harvard and Johns Hopkins educated physician and cardiologist and a former head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She has been a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, professor and dean of the College of Medicine and Public Health at the Ohio State University, and served as president of the American Red Cross. Currently she is health editor and columnist for U.S. News & World Report. She has become a well-known commentator in the media on health issues. {More at Wikipedia: Bernadine Healy}

Nancy L. Snyderman, MD, (b. 1952 St. Louis, Missouri) is an American physician and broadcast journalist. Dr. Snyderman is currently the chief medical editor for NBC News, and frequently appears on NBC's Today Show in various medicine-related features. Snyderman is on the staff of the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery department at the University of Pennsylvania. She hosts Dr. Nancy airing weekdays 12-1 p.m. ET. on MSNBC. {More at Wikipedia: Nancy Snyderman}

Video vs Video: While the Dr. Snyderman video presented here relates to the H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccine, it pretty much sums up her views of vaccines in general. She is forever telling us basically that the scientists have all the answers, quit questioning it, vaccines are safe and not related to autism, so shut the f*@% up and get the vaccines. It seems that she must have missed the discussion on "informed consent" in medical school.

Bernadine Healy:


Nancy Snyderman:



Key Quotes:

Bernadine Healy:
  • "The nature of medicine is having humility."
  • "It's not necessarily humble to say 'We have all the answers. Don't ask any questions, just do what I say."
Nancy Snyderman:
  • "Listen to our government agencies. These guys are telling the truth. Just get your damn vaccine"
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