Tara Law

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the state of vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex on March 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Ageist Attacks Against President Biden Reinforce Outdated Stereotypes—and Hurt Younger People, Too

People who believe in ageist stereotypes tend to have worse health outcomes...

People who believe in ageist stereotypes tend to have worse health outcomes later in life

A nurse fills up a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

Is the U.S. Entering a Fourth Wave of COVID-19?

Possibly—but even if cases rise, mass vaccination should blunt the impact

Nurse Yaffa Zigel vaccinates a patient at Leumit Vaccination Center, Tel Aviv, on Feb. 11

Israel's COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Is Slowing at a Critical Moment. That's a Warning for the Rest of Us

Hesitancy and access are keeping Israel just shy of a key nationwide vaccin...

Hesitancy and access are keeping Israel just shy of a key nationwide vaccination rate

Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm's cabin in Svalbard, Norway.

We're in the Third Quarter of the Pandemic. Antarctic Researchers, Mars Simulation Scientists and Navy Submarine Officers Have Advice For How to Get Through It

McMurdo Station, an Antarctic research base 2,415 miles south of Christchur...

McMurdo Station, an Antarctic research base 2,415 miles south of Christchurch, New Zealand, is a strange place to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic. But it's been a home of sorts for Pedro Salom since he...

Cashiers wearing protective masks work in a grocery store in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on April 2, 2020 in New York City.

Is It Time to Wear a Better Mask for COVID-19? We Asked the Experts

We asked the experts if it's time to upgrade your cloth mask

John Winthrop reads a newspaper in line as he waits to vote at the Hazel Parker Playground on Election Day on November 3, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina.

COVID-19 Is Ravaging Local Newspapers, Making it Easier for Misinformation to Spread

Local newspapers are struggling financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, mak...

Local newspapers are struggling financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making it easier for misinformation to spread

Cemetery workers carry the remains of 89-year-old Abilio Ribeiro, who died of COVID-19, to bury at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million.

2 Million People Have Died From COVID-19 Worldwide

On Jan. 15, the global count of deaths attributed to COVID-19 passed 2 mill...

On Jan. 15, the global count of deaths attributed to COVID-19 passed 2 million, a grim milestone in the worst pandemic seen in decades