Cardiovascular disease
Ryan Shimabukuro, a coach for the United States speedskating team, works during the men's speedskating 1,500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
US Olympic speedskating coach back on ice after heart attack

By Paul Newberry Feb. 16, 2022 02:24 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, March 30, 2020 file photo, a worker moves items at a Federal Medical Station for hospital surge capacity set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early June 2021, the U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020. And experts believe a main reason may be that many people who suffered dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying away from the hospital for fear of catching the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 09, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington. On Friday, June 4, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the U.S. military has arrested Birx for conspiring to push face masks on Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Birx, former coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka Jun. 04, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, U.S. Army medic Kristen Rogers, of Waxhaw, N.C., holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in North Miami, Fla. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk

By Lauran Neergaard And Mike Stobbe Apr. 23, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

Exterior view of the European Medicines Agency, EMA, in Amsterdam's business district, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation later on Tuesday into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the U.S. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use

By Maria Cheng Apr. 20, 2021 03:51 AM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers center Andre Drummond (2) shoots over Brooklyn Nets center LaMarcus Aldridge (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Nets' Aldridge retires at 35 due to irregular heartbeat

By Brian Mahoney Apr. 15, 2021 12:32 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 08:51 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 14 The Chicago Tribune...

Nebraska woman with blood clots after vaccine still critical

Apr. 14, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska woman who developed blood clots two weeks after receiving Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine remains in critical...

FILE - In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in Denver. U.S. health officials are weighing next steps as they investigate unusual blood clots in a small number of people given the vaccine -- a one-dose shot that many countries hoped would help speed protection against the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence

By Lauran Neergaard And Mike Stobbe Apr. 14, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over motions in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
Expert blames George Floyd's death on heart rhythm problem

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber Apr. 14, 2021 10:42 AM EDT

Arizona follows feds, pauses J&J vaccine due to clot reports

By Terry Tang Apr. 13, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials urged a halt Tuesday to the administering of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following reports...

FILE — In this March 31, 2021, file photo, a nurse fills a syringe with Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, in Uniondale, N.Y. U.S. health regulators on Tuesday, April 13, is recommending a “pause” in using the vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
EXPLAINER: What's known about J&J's vaccine and rare clots

By Lauran Neergaard Apr. 13, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

Alabama pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Kim Chandler Apr. 13, 2021 01:54 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has temporarily paused giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while...

Wisconsin suspends use of J&J vaccine amid investigation

By Todd Richmond Apr. 13, 2021 01:07 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin joined other states Tuesday in suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine while federal agencies investigate...

Texas heeds call to pause Johnson & Johnson virus shots

Apr. 13, 2021 12:52 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas joined other states Tuesday in suspending the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pending the outcome of a federal...

Sharis Carr, a nurse at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss., holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that was administered to seniors, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help older residents get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi health officer: Refrain from J&J vaccine for now

By Emily Wagster Pettus Apr. 13, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

New Mexico pauses administration of J&J vaccine

Apr. 13, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
SANTE FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will pause administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in response to a federal recommendation...

Missouri pauses use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

By Heather Hollingsworth Apr. 13, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
Missouri joined other states Tuesday and suspended the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine as federal agencies look into six cases in which women...

Virginia also halting J&J vaccine over clot reports

Apr. 13, 2021 09:20 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is ceasing the use of all Johnson & Johnson vaccines while the federal government investigates rare reports of potentially...

Rhode Island pauses administration of J&J COVID-19 shots

Apr. 13, 2021 09:07 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Department of Health announced Tuesday that it is pausing the administration of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus...