A Year In, Here's What We Know About Vitamin D For Preventing COVID For a year, researchers have been studying and arguing over vitamin D's potential for helping protect against or treat COVID-19. The evidence is still not conclusive. Will Stone
Johnson & Johnson Halt Isn't Just A U.S. Problem Soon after U.S. regulators paused the use of the J&J single-dose vaccine, health authorities in many European countries and in South Africa announced that they were also putting it on hold. Jason Beaubien
Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules. Sarah McCammon
Vaccination Sites Rush To Find Alternatives To J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Pausing use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine looks unlikely to cause major problems in the overall U.S. vaccination effort, but some places counting on those doses are scrambling. Will Stone
Washington state halts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations amid blood clot investigation Washingtonians scheduled to get the single shot may have to wait or accept other vaccine options in the meantime. Dyer Oxley
The Effects Of The Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Interruption The pause of administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could affect the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S., especially since it's so practical for rural areas. Tamara Keith
Why 2019 Was The Worst Year On Record For Syphilis 2019 was the worst year on record for syphilis. Reasons range from drug use to dating apps to underinvestment in contact tracing, as well as the surprising role of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. April Dembosky
Amid Blood Clot Concerns, U.S. Recommends Pausing Use Of J&J Vaccine The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for the pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — following reports of blood clots in six women who received the vaccine. Joe Palca
U.S. Recommends Pausing Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Over Blood Clot Concerns In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. authorities said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine." Scott Neuman
Michigan's COVID-19 Plan Is Now Less, Stick, More Carrot Michigan has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases, and skepticism is growing over health orders and vaccines. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is in persuasion mode to get vaccine skeptics on board. Rick Pluta
