Do any of the following apply to you? —You’re hard-pressed to find some good news in the public sphere —You’re troubled about the anti-scientist trends swirling around —You have, have had, or know someone who’s had anemia —You have, have had, or know someone who’s had a heart attack or stroke —You have, have had, or know someone who’s had cancer —You’d like to live in a place with a higher altitude than you currently can handle —You’d like to improve your sports performance If so, you may find the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine as exciting as I do. And the above list of diseases and circumstances is merely the beginning of what scientists believe will be the impact of the work the Nobel Committee has just recognized.