Maryanne Demasi

1 week ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

As a scientific writer and researcher, I’ve witnessed the decline of medical journals firsthand. Once forums for open debate and intellectual rigour, they’ve morphed into gatekeepers, more concerned with preserving a narrow orthodoxy than pursuing truth. My previous work has exposed how journals suppress uncomfortable questions, avoid studies that challenge dominant narratives, and operate under a peer-review system distorted by bias and external influence.

1 week ago | granitegrok.com | Maryanne Demasi

recent commentary, published in the journal Vaccine by Christine Stabell Benn of the Bandim Health Project at the University of Southern Denmark, challenges the conventional view of vaccines. While vaccines are recognised for their ability to prevent specific diseases, Benn highlights a critical but overlooked phenomenon: non-specific effects (NSEs). NSEs can either bolster or weaken overall health by shaping the immune system’s response to other infections.

1 week ago | alethonews.com | Maryanne Demasi

Pregnant women deserve better than “trust us” science A major study has been used to reassure pregnant women that Covid-19 vaccines are safe. But the data behind the claim are fatally flawed.

1 week ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

In medicine, few assurances carry more emotional weight—or greater responsibility—than the claim that something is “safe during pregnancy.”Pregnant women are justifiably cautious about what they expose themselves to during this vulnerable time, and history has given them every reason to be. The thalidomide disaster, diethylstilboestrol (DES), and other cautionary tales have shown what can happen when scientific rigour is sidelined in favour of commercial interests.

1 week ago | brownstone.org | Maryanne Demasi

A recent commentary, published in the journal Vaccine by Christine Stabell Benn of the Bandim Health Project at the University of Southern Denmark, challenges the conventional view of vaccines. While vaccines are recognised for their ability to prevent specific diseases, Benn highlights a critical but overlooked phenomenon: non-specific effects (NSEs). NSEs can either bolster or weaken overall health by shaping the immune system’s response to other infections.