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COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin'

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A 5th circuit appeals court found that the White House, the CDC, and other agencies by influencing tech companies' decisions to remove or suppress posts about COVID-19. (Washington Post)

The Biden administration and pharmaceutical company Danco appealed a lower court ruling restricting to the Supreme Court. (Politico)

House Republicans proposed a bill that would by $1.6 billion by targeting a major Trump-era HIV program. (KFF Health News)

More than two decades after the , New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified two more victims. (ABC News)

Florida's Supreme Court heard arguments in a the state's 15-week abortion ban. (ABC News)

Huntington Beach, California, voted to for COVID-19 amidst a small uptick in cases. (Fox News)

Former chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, said he isn't "alarmed" by the . (ABC News)

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) that he was a "board certified emergency medicine physician" when they intervened in his response to a medical emergency, but the Dallas Morning News said his license had expired.

Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay California $49 million for improperly , including syringes, bodily fluid-filled medical devices, and body parts in dumpsters around the state. (ABC News)

The FDA from Xenex Disinfection Services that emits germicidal ultraviolet light.

The agency also authorized a catheter-based device called the , which is designed to reduce esophagus injuries during ablation for atrial fibrillation.

General intelligence score and physical fitness were associated with vaccination adherence among young adults in Israel during a COVID-19 vaccination campaign, a .

Police gave that may have been exposed to fentanyl. (KTLA)

A U.K. woman lived with a she called "elephant skin" for months after a possible allergic reaction to dental composite veneers. (People)

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