> According to a devastating new investigation by Rachel Aviv in The New Yorker

it looks like this is the primary source:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/oliver-sacks-p...

Oliver Sacks put himself into his case studies. What was the cost? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251654 - Dec 13 2025 - (25 comments)

Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46204853 - Dec 9 2025 (29 comments)

I've re-upped it (sort of):

Oliver Sacks put himself into his case studies – what was the cost? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46318544 - Dec 2025 (50 comments)