medicine and health

How long does it take for one person to infect another?
The doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
What's a quality adjusted life year, or QALY?
Can you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?
Should we again reduce our social contacts? Is vaccinating 12-to-15-year-olds effective? What about boosters? The ready reckoner helps provide some answers.
What can we expect from the pandemic this winter and autumn?
How can sporting events, concerts, or festivals be kept safe in the face of rising COVID-19 infections?
What can last year's experiences tell us about the coming academic year?
Hear from the epidemiologists that have been fighting the pandemic in our special podcast series.
Lateral flow tests have become a common feature in our lives. What impact can they have on managing COVID-19?
How do you calculate your risk of catching an airborne disease?
As the Delta variant is worrying the UK, researchers from the JUNIPER consortium have published all they know about it.