a woman and younger man standing in front of a covid vaccination vial

disability rights Marie Myung-Ok Lee Aug 9, 2021

Are We Vaccinating Our Most At-Risk Communities?

Marie Myung-Ok Lee Aug 9, 2021

Disabled people are entitled to at-home vaccinations. But the author discovered it's easier said than done as she tried to schedule an appointment for her 21-year-old son who has autism and developmental disabilities.

Health Megan Carpentier Jul 14, 2021

The “Pro-Life” Party’s Long Fight Against Vaccines

Megan Carpentier Jul 14, 2021

The GOP's opposition to preventative measures, like mask-wearing and vaccines, didn't begin with COVID. Ten years ago, they weaponized another vaccine in a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, and recast themselves as the Death Cult Party.

International News Rathina Sankari Jul 6, 2021

India Is Battling More Than COVID

Rathina Sankari Jul 6, 2021

The pandemic’s toll on the country sparked another gruesome epidemic: black fungus—an infection whose treatment can be as brutal as the illness.

Book cover of Life On the line, repeated in a pattern

Health Rainesford Stauffer Jun 28, 2021

Life on the Line: A Q&A with author and journalist Emma Goldberg

Rainesford Stauffer Jun 28, 2021

Journalist and author Emma Goldberg explores the intensity, frustration, and anguish of the pandemic through the eyes of six rookie doctors in her new book, ‘Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic.’

Kate Winslet in her role on Mare of Easttown

Women in Television Laura Bogart May 31, 2021

And Then There’s Mare

Laura Bogart May 31, 2021

Kate Winslet's mesmerizing portrayal of a small-town detective in 'Mare of Easttown' not only reveals her character's grief but also our own.

A collage of a medical mask, we're open sign used at retail locations, a syringe and viles to convey elements of things opening up after the pandemic

COVID-19 Erin Biba May 11, 2021

How Will We Cope With a “Return to Normal”?

Erin Biba May 11, 2021

It’s perfectly reasonable to have some trepidation about the post-vaccine stage of the pandemic. A clinical psychologist explains how to cope with the anxieties and hesitancies that come with reentering the new normal.

A doctor holding the hand of a woman who is lying in a hospital bed

Reproductive Health Stephanie Hallett May 5, 2021

I Had a Miscarriage During COVID

Stephanie Hallett May 5, 2021

Losing a pregnancy is often traumatic, not only for the grief but for the way our society shames us for it. Could this pandemic restore our humanity toward one another?

Illustration of 3 dark clouds above a white puffy cloud all on a sky background. image conveys depression, mental heath and individualized treatment

Mental health Elaine Meyer May 3, 2021

This Is How We Address America’s Mental Health Crisis

Elaine Meyer May 3, 2021

The American healthcare system focuses on fixing an individual instead of addressing the factors that contribute to wellness, like safe housing, reliable food sources, and physical safety from violence.

Crowd of people shot from behind so that only the tops of heads are visable

First Person Marie Myung-Ok Lee Mar 23, 2021

That One Last Conference of the Before Times

Marie Myung-Ok Lee Mar 23, 2021

Every year, 12,000 writers attend the AWP writers conference. Last year, it was one of the few conferences that chose not to cancel—and this writer went. A year later, does she regret it?