Tara Law

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What 9/11 Survivors Taught Us About Health

Dr. David Prezant was knocked fully airborne at 9:59 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn’t see the impact coming, but he felt it when it hit—and it nearly killed him. Little more...

By Jeffrey Kluger September 11, 2021

New Orleans EMTs Fight Two Wars: A Hurricane and COVID-19

As Hurricane Ida pounded the coast of New Orleans with downpours and 150-mile-per-hour winds on the afternoon of Aug. 29, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services had to reverse course after spending 18 months running around...

By Tara Law September 8, 2021

Nursing Home Vaccine Mandates Have a Tradeoff

Some two weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 18 that nursing homes must require their staff to get vaccinated or risk losing their Medicare and Medicaid funding, Genesis HealthCare, which manages about...

By Tara Law September 5, 2021

I'm Supposed to Be in a Wedding. Will I Risk COVID-19?

A reader asks for help navigating a tricky question

By Tara Law August 24, 2021

Clinics Won't Provide It. Insurers Won't Cover It. So Will the First Alzheimer's Drug Make a Difference?

The FDA approved the first treatment for the memory disorder, but it won’t be easy for patients to get it

By Alice Park August 5, 2021

How Will Delta Change Back-to-School Season?

Here's everything to know about keeping your kids safe amid the spread of the Delta variant

By Tara Law August 3, 2021

Summer Camps Across the U.S. Are Dealing With COVID-19 Outbreaks. So What Happens When School Starts?

'It's not surprising that we see a lot of spread'

By Tara Law July 26, 2021

Postpartum Depression Drug Could Revolutionize Mental Health

'There are a lot of conditions under which women are at increased risk for depression compared with men'

By Tara Law July 15, 2021

For HIV/AIDS Survivors, COVID-19 Reawakened Old Trauma

Forty years ago this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report noted a rare lung infection among five otherwise healthy gay men in Los Angeles, Calif. Though they...

By Tara Law June 29, 2021

Meet the Young People Shaping Health's Post-Pandemic Future

'I truly did find my calling'

By Tara Law June 10, 2021
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