Like many people, I opened a Mastodon account on the weekend the Musk era began on Twitter. This post picks up from…

When several European countries paused use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in March 2021, the criticism from many commentators was swift, extreme…

I’m not sure when the name “living systematic review” was coined, but it was fleshed out in an article in 2014 by Julian Elliott…

Authorization for another 2 new vaccines, a potentially critical international licensing deal, and a new phase 3 trial: This month saw a…

It’s been 6 years since the last results arrived from a randomized trial of revealing or concealing authors’ names for journal peer…

It’s just over 2 and a half years since the genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2 was released, kicking off the Covid vaccine race…

Abstracts are central to the science communication process. The words in them can lead searchers to find a paper. Because they’re the…

There’s been a big leap in the number of Covid vaccines known to have phase 3 results since my last catch-up post…

Mucosal vaccines are aimed at the mucosal membranes—the wet linings starting inside our noses and mouths. They can be sprays, drops, or…

SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid – is the third from its virus family to cause devastating pandemics or outbreaks in…

Thanks to some virtuoso high-profile performances from a few women early on, this claim took off fast: having a woman at the…

Back in the good old days, we only had to tear our hair out when people used relative risks without context, thereby…