(2025-01-25). Walleye Tank propels Minnesota healthcare entrepreneurs forward. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Excitement filled the auditorium at the Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition, held recently at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Thirteen teams took the stage to present their healthcare innovations to a panel of judges and an audience attending in person and online. Projects ranged from addressing the needs of patients with rare or chronic diseases to improving lives through assistive technology. Each team had two minutes to pitch its innovation, followed by three minutes of…
(2025-01-25). (VIDEO) Who should get screened for cervical cancer, and when? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. When it comes to healthcare screening, different healthcare guideline organizations may have different recommendations. The same is true for cervical cancer screening. Cervical cancer is almost always caused by a persistent infection with high-risk strains of HPV. Routine screening has dramatically reduced cervical cancer deaths, and regular screenings are essential because early detection makes precancer treatment more effective. Dr. Kathy MacLaughlin, a Mayo Clinic family physician specializing…
(2025-01-24). California fires prove reality of climate crisis driven by global warming. peoplesworld.org 
The recent California wildfire outbreak is merely the latest in an episodic sequence of worsening disasters. These calamities, however, seem insufficient to dispel the willful ignorance of the fossil fuel industry and its cabal of climate deniers. These forces have profit-driven incentive to turn a blind eye to the cost of climate change — a …
(2025-01-24). Hamas releases names of captives to be freed amid W. Bank raids. newarab.com 
Hamas has announced the names of four captives expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel. | The individuals—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—are set to return to Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. | The latest developments come as the Israeli military's operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin enters its fourth day on Friday. | According to Palestinian health officials, 12 Palestinians have been killed and 40 others wounded since the operation began. | This marks the third major Israeli military raid in Jenin in les…