Epidemiology

PINS and needles

Long covid is not the only chronic condition triggered by infection

Finding similarities between post-infectious illnesses could lead to better treatments

A Nobel cause

In an ugly world, vaccines are a beautiful gift worth honouring

According to the WHO, they have saved more lives than any other medical invention

Scientific gong season

The 2023 Nobel prizes honour work that touched millions of lives

Besides mRNA vaccines, they celebrate ultra-fast lasers and tiny prisons for light