Maryanne Demasi, reports

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The silencing of scientific curiosity

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.
Pregnant women deserve better than “trust us” science

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.
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine injury class action collapses in court

2 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

On 10 April 2025, the Federal Court of Australia handed down a scathing decision in Rose v Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care—a ruling that deals a serious blow to Australians seeking justice for Covid-19 vaccine injuries. Justice Anna Katzmann struck out the claim, describing it as “incoherent, unintelligible, ambiguous, impenetrable,” and fundamentally unfit to proceed in a court of law.
RFK Jr attacked for his stance on psychotropic meds

2 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, established by Executive Order, convened its first meeting last month. Among the topics discussed was the "threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), antipsychotics, mood stabilisers, and stimulants."Shortly thereafter, a group of legislators issued a strongly worded letter to Health Secretary Robert F.
Should you take a flu shot?

2 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

It’s autumn and Australian health authorities are ramping up their annual push for widespread flu vaccination. This year, they’re urging everyone aged six months and older to receive the jab ahead of the 2025 influenza season. States like Victoria and New South Wales make it compulsory for healthcare workers to take the flu shot, part of a broader strategy to reduce transmission.
CASE DISMISSED! Lawsuit against FDA over SSRI warning label is thrown out

3 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

A lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been dismissed, highlighting the difficulty of holding federal agencies accountable. The case focused on the FDA’s failure to update antidepressant warning labels to alert patients and doctors about Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a serious condition that can persist long after stopping the medication.
Surge in brain tumours among nurses at Boston hospital triggers urgent inquiry

3 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

A troubling rise in brain tumours among nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Boston has sparked urgent calls for a full-scale investigation into potential causes. CBS News first reported that at least ten nurses had been diagnosed with brain tumours—some malignant, others benign—with three requiring surgery. However, the hospital disputed these figures, stating that only five confirmed cases had been identified. Yet accounts from hospital staff suggest the numbers may be higher.
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act - protecting industry, not children

3 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

It might be April Fools’ Day, but this law is no joke!Since 1986, the public has been sold the idea that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) was a necessary safeguard—an essential measure to ensure a stable supply of life-saving vaccines. But the reality is that it was not a public health victory; it was a legislative coup for vaccine manufacturers, granting them unprecedented legal immunity while leaving the injured with few avenues for justice. The time for being fooled is over.
FDA’s top vaccine chief Peter Marks is out the door!

3 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine regulator, Peter Marks, has abruptly resigned from his post as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), reportedly having been “forced out.”In his resignation letter, Marks made it clear that he did not leave willingly. He blamed the newly minted Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, for his exit.
Is the FDA salvageable?

4 weeks ago | blog.maryannedemasi.com | Maryanne Demasi

Dr Marty Makary—now confirmed as FDA Commissioner—inherits an agency that routinely approves drugs with questionable benefits. At Makary’s confirmation hearing on March 6th, senators repeatedly hailed the FDA as the "gold standard" of drug regulation—a phrase meant to reassure the public that approved drugs are significantly effective. But this claim is an illusion. In 2013, Jonathan J.