Robert Roberson is set to die for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. The case underscores broader questions about outdated medical science in criminal convictions.

Texas is preparing to put Roberson to death Thursday in what would be the nation's first execution involving a case of ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

The Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order after Texas legislators issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify next week.

A study published last year in Forensic Science International found that a significant number of patients were misdiagnosed with abusive head trauma, citing other conditions that can cause ...

A judge on Thursday granted a Texas House committee's request for a temporary restraining order to delay the killing of Robert Roberson hours before his scheduled execution. Roberson was set to become ...

In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined "abusive head trauma" to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than shaking ...

A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to ...

A Travis County judge granted a Texas House committee’s last-minute temporary restraining order request against the state ...

ICON Cope founder Dr Suzanne Smith, said: “Abusive head trauma can occur in any setting when a parent or carer is overwhelmed by persistent crying." "The additional pressures from the rising ...

A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to become the first person in ...

A Texas appeals court has reversed a judge's order to delay Thursday’s scheduled execution of a man who would become the ...