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CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he

CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States hits store shelves, the company behind the product, Perrigo, is taking steps to ensure women are aware of this new contraception option. It’s turning to the WNBA for help. Two notable brands in women’s history — Opill,

CNN By Amanda Musa and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Time is running out for Elizabeth Goldman to have one more baby with the uterus she received in a transplant two years ago. Her IVF treatments were halted after a state Supreme Court ruling last month, and it’s a delay she says her family can’t

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday. The change ends a strategy from earlier in the pandemic that experts said

CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: This special episode of “Chasing Life: Paging Dr. Gupta” is about In vitro fertilization (IVF) and what you need to know about the Alabama ruling. We’ll return next week to the “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” podcast series on weight loss to explore whether menopause causes weight

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking drugs rose sharply in recent years, overtaking injection as the leading route of drug use involved in such deaths, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, looked at information

CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to shift its Covid-19 isolation guidance this spring to say that people no longer need to isolate once they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild or improving, according to the Washington

CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When my mother was in her 80s, her daily call to her older brother always started with the same question: “Did your bowels move today?” I used to roll my eyes and pray to the old-age gods that I would never do the same. Some days the conversation

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is the method by which someone ends their pregnancy using

CNN, POOL, KSL By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — US senators and pharmaceutical CEOs faced off in a hearing Thursday about why prescription drugs have higher price tags in the United States than in other nations. The chief executives of three major pharmaceutical companies – Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb – testified

WCHS, CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For millions of people over many decades, Martha Stewart has been the go-to in learning how to cook, host and clean a home like a grown-up. Her first cookbook appeared in 1982, and since then she has become the face of design brands, TV shows and advice

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Rent is unaffordable for over half of US tenants following years of surging prices. However, many analysts are optimistic that the increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings and apartments will soon help boost the supply of attainable housing. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, after more than a decade of illness, Lawrence Faucette and his wife, Ann, faced the hard reality that the end of his life was near. He was 58 and had end-stage heart failure. Peripheral artery disease made him ineligible for a heart transplant. After a particularly

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, after more than a decade of illness, Lawrence Faucette and his wife, Ann, faced the hard reality that the end of his life was near. He was 58 and had end-stage heart failure. Peripheral artery disease made him ineligible for a heart transplant. After a particularly

CNN, WILX, WVIR By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to show, a new study suggests. The study involved testing blood for a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s