Brian Deer, photographed in January 2020

Brian Deer (photograph Lourenço Veado, copyright cleared for free publication under Creative Commons terms)

Investigating Vioxx: Merck’s killer painkiller

Reprint: Victims of drug that took a hidden toll The Sunday Times, August 21 2005 A special investigation by Brian [...]
E-coli o157: Matthew and the burger bug

Reprint: Germ Warfare The Sunday Times Magazine May 17 1998 By Brian Deer Matthew Bell lay on the sofa in [...]
AidsVax unravelled: the VaxGen experiment

Reprint: The long shot The Sunday Times Magazine May 17 1998 Brian Deer Once a month, at around 3pm, Dr [...]
Michael Briggs: birth pill fraud revealed

Reprint: The pill: professor’s safety tests were faked The Sunday Times, September 28 1986 By Brian Deer Social Affairs Correspondent [...]
Bactrim – Septra: a secret epidemic of injuries

Added risk for no benefit: exposing the Bactrim – Septrin scandal An investigation by Brian Deer This Sunday Times investigation [...]