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New federal guidelines expand cervical cancer screening options with an at-home, Pap smear alternative
New federal guidelines for cervical cancer screening from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services include a self-collection option that allows some women to test themselves at home instead of going to a doctor for a pelvic exam.
Additionally, the new option will be required to be covered by private insurance beginning in January 2027.
The option to continue to get a traditional Pap smear will remain, but the expanded guidelines “empower women to make this choice for themselves.”
Why is this good news? Whether due to cost, comfort, or proximity to a doctor’s office, cervical cancer screening is still inaccessible for many people. Expanding the options people have will make it easier for people to get tested and potentially receive a life-saving diagnosis.
A Minneapolis suburb opened a lottery to help residents pay for e-bikes.Most of Edina, Minnesota’s carbon pollution comes from buildings and transportation, so the city created a climate action fund using fees paid by local utilities to help residents pay for these kinds of energy-saving projects.
Electric vehicles now outnumber diesel cars on Norway’s roads — 97% of new cars sold are EVs
Norway set the world’s most ambitious target for ending fossil fuel car sales in 2025, and after supporting that goal with real policy change, it basically achieved it.
With 179,549 new passenger cars registered in the country in 2025, 172,232 of them were fully electric vehicles, or 95.9% — up from 88.9% in 2024. And 2,751 of them were plug-in hybrids, meaning 97.5% have a plug.
Zooming in on just the final month of the year, in December alone 97.6% of vehicles sold were all-electric. Additionally, in early December, electric cars officially overtook diesel cars on Norway’s roads.
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