Topic: Complications

The authors discuss how media coverage of measles increased following the Stefan Lanka court case to maintain public fear. They argue that measles was historically considered a mild childhood disease and that modern "complications" are often due to external factors rather than the disease itself. The segment suggests media narratives are used to drive vaccination rates.

Dr. Morris Waxler, the former FDA head of LASIK clinical trials, is cited as a vocal opponent of the procedure he once helped approve. Waxler has publicly stated that the FDA is covering up a scandal regarding permanent complications and that the surgery, which involves cutting a permanent lens into the eye, should never have been approved.