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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 became

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A deadly outbreak of psittacosis, a bacterial infection also known as parrot fever, has affected people living in several European countries, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The outbreak was initially noted in 2023 and has continued through the start of this year. The deaths of five people have

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s free at-home Covid-19 test program will be suspended Friday, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. Since November, residential households in the US have been able to submit an order through Covidtests.gov for four individual rapid antigen tests. All orders placed on or before

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — At 6’3” and 295 pounds, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce often towers over other people. His big bushy beard makes him look like a modern-day Paul Bunyan. As he announced his retirement, his tears started to flow. Throughout his 40-minute speech, he hid his face behind a giant’s

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Getting only a few hours of sleep per day may do more harm than just causing a groggy day at the office — it may put you at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes, a new study has found. Compared with people who got seven to eight hours

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in stores and online this month. The medication, known as Opill, has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and $49.99 for a three-month supply. Many people may want to

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the United States will contain only three strains, and the change happened in part

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking two liters or more per week of artificially sweetened beverages — the equivalent of a medium-sized fast-food diet soda a day — raised the risk of an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation by 20% when compared to people who drank none, a new study found. Known as A-fib,

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in stores and online this month. The medication, known as Opill, has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and $49.99 for a three-month supply. Many people may want

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Prostate cancer remains a significant concern in my practice, which is why I emphasize the importance of early detection. The American Cancer Society estimates there will

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — More than 61,000 pounds Trader Joe’s steamed chicken soup dumplings are being recalled due to possible contamination with hard plastic from a permanent marker. The dumplings were produced by CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation in California on December 7 and shipped to Trader Joe’s locations nationwide, according to an

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given just six months to live, Bert Janssen has set a Guinness World Record as the longest-surviving transplant patient. “I want to be an example for people,” said the Dutchman, who was 17 when he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy,

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Here’s one simple thing you can do to ease you and your children into getting up an hour earlier when Daylight Saving Time rolls around on Sunday, March 10 — start adapting today by going to bed and waking up earlier each day until the time change. “Planning for

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States, will be available in stores and online this month, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and $49.99 for a three-month supply, according to Perrigo, the company behind the product. Perrigo

By Adrienne Cheatham, CNN (CNN) — When I think of collard greens, I almost instinctively picture a steaming pot of long-simmered leaves, sliced into delicate ribbons or rolled into tight little bundles, swirling among pieces of smoked meat made tender by hours on the stove. This is how collard greens have always been prepared in

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When Kailani Greenwood was 20 years old, she went through treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. The therapy worked initially, helping her stay in remission for the next five years. But then the cancer returned, requiring a harsher regimen of therapies this time around. And, Greenwood’s

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

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Public health leaders who are trying to help people fleeing the massive wildfires in the Texas Panhandle should pay close attention to residents’ mental health as well as their physical safety, the findings of a new study suggest. Wildfires pose an obvious direct threat to physical health, but a

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — At least 41 measles cases have been reported in 16 states since the start of the year, according to the newest tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is up from last week, when the CDC reported 35 cases in 15 states. Michigan is