newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). World Cancer Day 2025: People with cancer are 'united by unique'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: The Union for International Cancer Control leads World Cancer Day every Feb. 4 to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention and mobilize action to address the global pandemic World Cancer Day's new campaign, "United by Unique," celebrates the stories of every person affected by cancer. "Every experience with cancer is unique, and it will take all of us, united, to create a world where we look beyond the disease and see the person before the patient. This World Cancer…
The Independent (2025-02-08). Experts searching how Uganda's first ebola victim was infected. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that scientists are yet to identify how the Ugandan health worker who succumbed to the Sudan virus disease got infected. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, Otim Patrick Ramadan, a Health Emergency Officer at the World Health Organisation Africa office revealed that they …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do for a healthier heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association. Heart disease refers to a range of conditions, of which many can be prevented or treated by making healthy lifestyle choices. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/wXk1Nj28Hm4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Dual procedure combines liver transplant, bariatric surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic surgeons have found that an innovative approach can help patients with obesity get lifesaving care. Obesity can be a barrier to liver transplant. Dr. Julie Heimbach, director of the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center in Rochester, Minnesota, says that combining gastric sleeve surgery, a type of bariatric surgery with liver transplantation is effective in addressing both health issues. This dual procedure is especially helpful for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Thinking outside the box: Uncovering a novel approach to brainwave monitoring. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers can more precisely detect and monitor brain cell activity during deep brain stimulation, a treatment for Parkinson's disease and tremor.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). 3D models of uveal melanoma offer hope for improved treatments. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers have developed organoid models to study uveal melanoma, one of the most common types of eye cancer in adults. Their goal is to use these models to better understand how this disease works and develop treatments for unmet patient needs.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Tomorrow's Cure: Predicting disease risk with polygenic risk scores. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Imagine knowing your risk for disease long before symptoms appear. With early detection and targeted interventions, this knowledge could transform how complex healthcare challenges are addressed. Researchers are now leveraging genetic data to enhance disease risk prediction through an innovative tool known as a polygenic risk score. Learn more on a new episode of Tomorrow's Cure. The podcast's latest episode features Victor Ortega, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Student's research aims to uncover new biomarkers for Krabbe disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurological disease that most commonly affects infants, but can also present later in life, including during adolescence and very rarely in adulthood, according to the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Current clinical laboratory testing identifies individuals with Krabbe disease, but it is challenging to provide a prognosis of the disease course. Symptoms include mental and motor skill weakness and deterioration, seizures, blindness and deafness. "There's a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). (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…
(2025-02-08). Veterans oppose mass deportation, military deployments. iacenter.org February 7, 2025 Veterans for Peace Statement Statement from Veterans For Peace pledges that VFP "will support military personnel who question the legality of [President Donald] Trump's orders" and is an important contribution to mobilizing to defend the rights of migrant workers. National Guard in Texas used to police migrants. Will this be role of federal troops? Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump administration's racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends, neighbors and even our fellow veterans. We condemn the violent raids that are sowing fear and terror in…
ecns.cn (2025-02-08). Pioneer of nuclear submarines passes away at 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, died on Thursday evening in Wuhan, Hubei province. He was 99.
The Independent (2025-02-08). Jinja Hospital sets up Ebola isolation center. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital has set up an Ebola isolation centre. The facility will attend to all the probable contacts traced from the different parts of the Busoga sub-region. It will also serve as a treatment centre for all Ebola cases traced from the different parts of the Busoga …
(2025-02-07). NHS, emergency services and public health have always known covid and its vaccine are bioweapons; it's stated in their CBRN guidance. expose-news.com For more than a decade all emergency services, primary care and public health staff in England have known coronaviruses do not naturally occur and are bioweapons; yet they have been and still …
Kit Klarenberg (2025-02-07). Larry Ellison Helped Track COVID Shots—Now Trump Wants Him Controlling AI's Future. mintpressnews.com 
(2025-02-07). Larry Ellison Helped Track COVID Shots—Now Trump Wants Him Controlling AI's Future. mintpressnews.com
(2025-02-07). U.S. States with Legislative Efforts to Ban mRNA Injections as of February 6, 2025. globalresearch.ca 
Legislative efforts to BAN the dangerous COVID-19 mRNA injections are now underway across multiple U.S. states, with bills being considered, drafted, and supported at various levels of government: | . | . | . | . | A critical mass will soon be reached, forcing …
(2025-02-07). Consensus reached to tackle pine wilt disease. ecns.cn Leading pine wilt disease experts from 19 research institutes and universities in China have reached the Xiangshan Consensus on the future development of the field in the next five to 10 years.
(2025-02-07). Healthcare Workers Must Organize Collectively To Fight Trump's Attacks. popularresistance.org We are a little over a week into the second Trump presidency, and it is clear: his administration's policies are a direct assault on health and well-being. From freezing critical research funding and blocking access to Medicaid, to expanding ICE's reach into hospitals and rolling back environmental protections, these attacks will cost lives. | As we have discussed, trans and nonbinary people will face increased barriers to care, immigrants will be deterred from seeking medical attention, and entire communities will be left at risk of untreated illnesses and potentially preventable outbreaks.
(2025-02-07). Worst mass shooting in Swedish history claims 11 lives. wsws.org The 35-year-old lone gunman shot and killed 10 people before turning one of his weapons on himself. The mass shooting occurred against the backdrop of rapidly growing social inequality, the promotion of militarism and war fever, and ongoing gang violence driven by the deepening social crisis.
(2025-02-07). Zeija is new Deputy Chief Justice, Sarah Langa and Teko judges of the High Court. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as Uganda's new Deputy Chief Justice to replace Justice Richard Buteera who retires in April. Zeija has been the Principal Judge. On the advice of the Judicial Commission, the President of Uganda , in exercise of his powers under Article 142 (1) …
(2025-02-07). Dr Flavian Zeija Appointed Deputy Chief Justice. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief Justice. He replaces Richard Buteera who will clock the mandatory retirement age of 70 years in April. In a statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, a statutory body in charge of recruitment and regulating the conduct of Judicial officers, the President …
(2025-02-07). 'Father of China's nuclear submarines' Huang Xuhua dies of illness at 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). Chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines passes away at age of 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday due to illness despite medical treatment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.