Bill to Criminalize mRNA Vax; Jimmy Carter Enters Hospice; TikTok Childbirth Myth

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A newly proposed bill by two lawmakers in Idaho would make it a misdemeanor to administer COVID mRNA vaccines in the state. (Forbes)

Another person is reported to have been cured of HIV, following stem cell transplantation for the treatment of leukemia, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia. (Washington Post)

To be better prepared for potential flu outbreaks in humans, the WHO’s incoming chief scientist Jeremy Farrar, PhD, said he would like to see vaccines developed for all animal influenza strains. (Reuters)

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called it an “amazing coincidence” that Moderna announced it would give free COVID vaccines to uninsured Americans as a Senate committee asked the drug company to testify, but said it was a “step in the right direction.” (Politico)

The massive healthcare strike in the U.K. is intensifying, with junior doctors now voting to walk out. (Reuters)

In Ohio, the Department of Health will set up a clinic in East Palestine to address growing health concerns among residents following a train derailment and subsequent release and burn of a toxic chemical to avoid an explosion. (NBC News)

For cystic fibrosis patients, a battle between drug maker Vertex Pharmaceuticals and insurers is leaving them with sky-high costs. (STAT)

These individuals who were infected during the first wave of the pandemic navigated long COVID without a roadmap. (Reuters)

Preventable injuries cause deaths in American children, but some are more at risk. (USA Today)

Frail individuals are dying in prison as a law to free those who pose little or no threat to public safety is not necessarily helping, with judges rejecting the bulk of requests for release. (NPR)

More than a decade after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, cleanup workers who’ve become sick want petroleum giant BP to pay. (KHN)

Are the unnatural lives of lab animals undermining science? (The New Yorker)

Synchron, a brain implant startup backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, is testing mind-controlled computing with a goal of potentially helping people with paralysis. (CNBC)

Here is what is behind a childbirth myth that’s spreading on TikTok. (CNN)

Are food additives banned in Europe making Americans sick? (CBS News)

Caffeine collapse: More than 25,000 cases of Starbucks vanilla Frappuccino drinks have been recalled due to glass being found in some bottles, according to an FDA notice. (The Hill)