Abdul El-Sayed gestures while speaking; Annie Andrews speaks into a microphone
Dr Abdul El-Sayed, and Dr Annie Andrews. Photograph: Getty Images
Dr Abdul El-Sayed, and Dr Annie Andrews. Photograph: Getty Images
Analysis‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of MahaJessica Glenza

The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure

A political organizations behind a wave of Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot is calling the stunning rebuke of Trumpism the “Stem swing” and “revenge of the nerds”.