Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common cause of shaken baby incidents is continuous crying. Cavan Images via Getty Images In the early 1990s when I was a young ...

Shaken baby syndrome, also called abusive head trauma, happens when a baby or toddler is violently shaken. This causes the brain to bounce inside the skull, leading to swelling, bruising, or bleeding.

A baby is fighting for life after a man allegedly shook the infant so violently it suffered critical head injuries.

Robert Roberson III was granted a stay Thursday by Texas' highest criminal court - one week before his third execution date. The fight over the execution and conviction of Roberson has included ...

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. from a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a lethal ...

In two child abuse cases, New Jersey top court says expert testimony unreliable 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' has come under scrutiny amid questions about the science New Jersey court is the first to ban ...

Chelsea F.'s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family's request), was born with serious genetic problems—heart defects, breathing issues, and brain abnormalities. But when Chelsea rushed the ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine. On the 911 call, Nick Flannery’s voice was frantic as he tried to revive his infant son. “Come on, buddy,” he pleaded ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro man received probation after he pleaded guilty to shaking a 3-month-old baby, causing brain damage. Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Scott Ellington sentenced ...

Robert Roberson with his daughter, Nikki, before her death in 2002. (Courtesy Roberson family) Brian Wharton, the chief detective of a small police force in East Texas, had seen his share of tragedies ...

In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the ...