Tom Freeman studied psychology and philosophy at Oxford. After stints as a market researcher and as deputy editor of Research Fortnight’s funding section, he joined the Wellcome Trust, where he has been merrily copyediting and proofreading ever since. He was 2004 winner of the New Statesman’s New Political Writing Prize, and he blogs about editing and language at Stroppy Editor.
Strep A is among the deadliest pathogens in the world – yet we’ve never prioritised making a vaccine.
Gene therapies could cure a number of illnesses, but often our immune systems get in the way.
Touted as a way to end HIV within a generation, the HIV prevention pill (PrEP) is being trialled in the UK.
What we know so far about PrEP, HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
Public health officials are warily watching the emergence of these lesser-known bacterial sexually transmitted infections.
This reading list accompanies our story on the global industry behind fake drugs.
