All posts by Jonathan Howard

Dr. Jonathan Howard is a neurologist and psychiatrist who has been interested in vaccines since long before COVID-19. He is the author of "We Want Them Infected: How the failed quest for herd immunity led doctors to embrace the anti-vaccine movement and blinded Americans to the threat of COVID."

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  • Dr. Jonathan Howard is a neurologist and psychiatrist who has been interested in vaccines since long before COVID-19. He is the author of "We Want Them Infected: How the failed quest for herd immunity led doctors to embrace the anti-vaccine movement and blinded Americans to the threat of COVID."

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Who Claimed He “Would Have” Perfectly Controlled COVID, Is Letting Thousands of Americans Get Explosive Diarrhea Now That He Has Power

"Explosive diarrhea" is a fitting legacy for Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and everyone else involved with the failed MAHA/MAGA project he enabled.

/ July 17, 2026
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A Letter to the American College of Surgeons: Don’t Censor Dr. Marty Makary, Amplify His Voice.

We need to remember the doctors who literally stood behind Donald Trump, and we don't need their permission to do so.

/ July 12, 2026
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Dr. Joseph Marine: Defend Your Article “Why Doctors Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love MAHA”.

You owe it to Sensible Medicine readers to simultaneously to acknowledge the state of STEM under MAHA and argue that you were right about it.

/ July 5, 2026
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Should We Treat MAHA/MAGA Doctors as Serious Scientists or Political Actors? Their Own Videos Provide the Answer.

Although MAHA/MAGA doctors wrapped themselves in the protective cloak of science to stave off criticism, we are under no obligation to treat doctors who spread COVID disinformation and right-wing political talking points on TV as legitimate and serious scientists.

/ July 3, 2026
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RFK Jr. is a Creepy Weirdo Obsessed with Teenagers’ Sperm

Kennedy’s sperm obsession combined with his desire for healthy "Trump babies" to serve in a military led by a White supremacist, whom he believes to be a divinely anointed, testosterone-filled übermensch can best be thought of a corollary to soft eugenics. I'll call it soft Lebensborn.

/ June 19, 2026
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The Men of Data and Science Who Enabled the Quackery of MAHA and the Scientific Sabotage of MAGA

To paraphrase the famous movie line, if the EBM you followed brought you to this, of what use was the EBM?

/ June 14, 2026
Line graph showing cumulative measles cases recorded weekly for years 2023–2026. Case numbers rise sharply in 2025 and 2026, reaching over 2,000, while 2023 and 2024 remain below 400 cases.

MAHA Doctors Promised Kennedy Would be the Savior of Vaccines. What Happened Next?

It was a mistake to treat bad faith political actors as wise medical sages. Children are paying the price today.

/ June 12, 2026