Motherisk scandal highlights risk of deferring to experts without questioning credentials

Monday, February 8, 2016 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

For the people whose lives were ruined by the flawed forensic work of pediatric pathologist Charles Smith nearly a decade ago, the recent Motherisk scandal at Toronto's SickKids Hospital is another painful reminder of the risks of deferring to "experts" without questioning their credentials.

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