Benjamin Mazer
@mazer.us
Doctor, pathologist, and medical journalist. This is a personal account.
http://www.mazer.us
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http://www.mazer.us
https://www.theatlantic.com/author/benjamin-mazer/
The drug-free alternative medicine lifestyle:
"Her daily routine now includes taking nine supplements, four times a day, along with a progesterone pill and topical testosterone."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
"Her daily routine now includes taking nine supplements, four times a day, along with a progesterone pill and topical testosterone."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The drug-free alternative medicine lifestyle:
"Her daily routine now includes taking nine supplements, four times a day, along with a progesterone pill and topical testosterone."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
"Her daily routine now includes taking nine supplements, four times a day, along with a progesterone pill and topical testosterone."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
The medical establishment will never tell you about this study I read in JAMA.
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The medical establishment will never tell you about this study I read in JAMA.
Congratulations to the UK for following the US in adopting the varicella vaccine. Notably they are using MMRV.
"Building trust is why I’ve pushed back so hard against the rhetoric that ignores scientific evidence about the excellent safety profile and effectiveness of vaccines."
"Building trust is why I’ve pushed back so hard against the rhetoric that ignores scientific evidence about the excellent safety profile and effectiveness of vaccines."
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations to the UK for following the US in adopting the varicella vaccine. Notably they are using MMRV.
"Building trust is why I’ve pushed back so hard against the rhetoric that ignores scientific evidence about the excellent safety profile and effectiveness of vaccines."
"Building trust is why I’ve pushed back so hard against the rhetoric that ignores scientific evidence about the excellent safety profile and effectiveness of vaccines."
My New Year’s resolution is to finally gain the ability to think for myself and advocate for what I feel is in the best interest of the public.
According to our healthcare leaders and internet trolls (same thing), I’ve just been a mindless, unfeeling Pharma shill.
According to our healthcare leaders and internet trolls (same thing), I’ve just been a mindless, unfeeling Pharma shill.
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to finally gain the ability to think for myself and advocate for what I feel is in the best interest of the public.
According to our healthcare leaders and internet trolls (same thing), I’ve just been a mindless, unfeeling Pharma shill.
According to our healthcare leaders and internet trolls (same thing), I’ve just been a mindless, unfeeling Pharma shill.
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We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
I’ve got to hand it to this health administration. They’ve achieved their primary goal of no longer having lockdowns and mask mandates.
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’ve got to hand it to this health administration. They’ve achieved their primary goal of no longer having lockdowns and mask mandates.
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"It is important for medical professionals to express how much they care, not just how much they know. The anti-vaccine community has showed staying power because it serves as a home for people who feel neglected or dismissed by conventional medicine."
We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"It is important for medical professionals to express how much they care, not just how much they know. The anti-vaccine community has showed staying power because it serves as a home for people who feel neglected or dismissed by conventional medicine."
We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
My latest story for the NY Times on the growing power of anti-vaccine discourse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
We should be wary of results that are unique to one research group.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We should be wary of results that are unique to one research group.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It is a sad state of affairs that a Harvard infectious disease physician has to waste his time debunking the stupid and cruel conspiracy theories emanating from our top healthcare leaders.
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No, AZT Didn't Kill More People than AIDS
Some statements are wrong enough to make your head explode.
paulsaxmd.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It is a sad state of affairs that a Harvard infectious disease physician has to waste his time debunking the stupid and cruel conspiracy theories emanating from our top healthcare leaders.
paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
Which important policy-maker has listed vaccination as one of the most cost-effective interventions in medicine?
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Which important policy-maker has listed vaccination as one of the most cost-effective interventions in medicine?
Behind every great writer is a loved one asking if they’re writing.
December 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Behind every great writer is a loved one asking if they’re writing.
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Lack of nuance has been a problem with public-health messaging since the start of the coronavirus pandemic—and now the insistence that no evidence exists for vaccine-related deaths risks adding to the crisis, @mazer.us argues. bit.ly/3YgOpQz
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Lack of nuance has been a problem with public-health messaging since the start of the coronavirus pandemic—and now the insistence that no evidence exists for vaccine-related deaths risks adding to the crisis, @mazer.us argues. bit.ly/3YgOpQz
Reposted by Benjamin Mazer
Lack of nuance has been a problem with public-health messaging since the start of the coronavirus pandemic—and now the insistence that no evidence exists for vaccine-related deaths risks adding to the crisis, @mazer.us argues.
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
Denial only serves the aims of anti-vaxxers.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Lack of nuance has been a problem with public-health messaging since the start of the coronavirus pandemic—and now the insistence that no evidence exists for vaccine-related deaths risks adding to the crisis, @mazer.us argues.
Cause-of-death determinations happen every day in medicine. Yet when vaccines might be involved, that standard seems to change: Suddenly, authorities demand an impossibly high level of evidence.
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
Denial only serves the aims of anti-vaxxers.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cause-of-death determinations happen every day in medicine. Yet when vaccines might be involved, that standard seems to change: Suddenly, authorities demand an impossibly high level of evidence.
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
welcome to the metaverse
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
welcome to the metaverse
"The web page points out that autism rates have risen in recent decades and so has the number of infant vaccinations—an observation that might also be made about prestige TV shows and pumpkin-spice lattes"
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The Undermining of the C.D.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.
www.newyorker.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"The web page points out that autism rates have risen in recent decades and so has the number of infant vaccinations—an observation that might also be made about prestige TV shows and pumpkin-spice lattes"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of these purported deaths were, in fact, caused by the covid vaccine—we know the shots can cause death extremely rarely.
But let’s not forget how Vinay talked about childrens’ deaths due to Covid. Denominators do matter.
But let’s not forget how Vinay talked about childrens’ deaths due to Covid. Denominators do matter.
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of these purported deaths were, in fact, caused by the covid vaccine—we know the shots can cause death extremely rarely.
But let’s not forget how Vinay talked about childrens’ deaths due to Covid. Denominators do matter.
But let’s not forget how Vinay talked about childrens’ deaths due to Covid. Denominators do matter.
Imagine sitting in the NIH, contemplating the arrival of a disease like HIV, which has killed 700,000 Americans, and advising the country that “the best pandemic preparedness playbook for the United States is making America healthy again.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | We Can’t Diet and Exercise Our Way Out of the Next Pandemic
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Imagine sitting in the NIH, contemplating the arrival of a disease like HIV, which has killed 700,000 Americans, and advising the country that “the best pandemic preparedness playbook for the United States is making America healthy again.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
A new voucher program can be used to prioritize drug companies that curry favor
www.statnews.com/2025/11/21/f...
A new voucher program can be used to prioritize drug companies that curry favor
www.statnews.com/2025/11/21/f...
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
“FDA decision-making may be reduced to a sequence of ‘make-a-deals’ with Trump, his FDA, or even political allies,” experts warn.
www.statnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
A new voucher program can be used to prioritize drug companies that curry favor
www.statnews.com/2025/11/21/f...
A new voucher program can be used to prioritize drug companies that curry favor
www.statnews.com/2025/11/21/f...
Who could argue with RFK Jr’s slam dunk evidence of supplemental figure 4.
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Who could argue with RFK Jr’s slam dunk evidence of supplemental figure 4.
Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes? It hasn’t been ruled out.
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Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes?
It hasn’t been ruled out.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes? It hasn’t been ruled out.
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
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I'm sure Senator Cassidy is very satisfied that his agreement with RFK Jr is being executed in good faith.
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I'm sure Senator Cassidy is very satisfied that his agreement with RFK Jr is being executed in good faith.
According to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, freedom of speech only applies to select individuals.
Is this radical transparency?
Is this radical transparency?
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
According to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, freedom of speech only applies to select individuals.
Is this radical transparency?
Is this radical transparency?