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New developments in the state of health and wellness across Minnesota with administration changes in the healthcare industry and new data on seasonal viruses. A marriage of medical marketplace: The University of Minnesota’s health care department announced plans to partner with Essentia Health aiming to create a new nonprofit and confront relevant healthcare challenges, according to Kare11 . Shared goals of the partnership include addressing rising healthcare costs and medical reimbursement, and increasing access to care with an emphasis on supporting local coverage in rural and tribal communities. A CEO retires : For more developments in Minnesota’s healthcare sector, Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and chief executive officer of nonprofit pediatric health system Children’s Minnesota, announced his retirement after over seven years of leadership, according to the Pioneer Press . Under Gorelick’s administration, the Children’s Minnesota Collective for Community Health was established, al...

By Zach Lebowitz Twin Cities Pride has ended their long-standing partnership with Target after the company’s announcements to end support of previous diversity initiatives, as reported by the Star Tribune . Executive director of Twin Cities Pride, Andi Otto said, “what is more important is that we send the message that companies need to do the right thing,” the newspaper reported . Diversity initiatives being pulled back by Target include a program established in 2020 to support Black employees, customers, and Black owned businesses, according to reports by MPR . Efforts to hire women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ community and veterans are also being repealed by the Minneapolis-based company, according to CBS . Target’s move to rescind their diversity, equity and inclusion policies follows President Donald Trump’s stances on ending DEI initiatives on a federal level, MPR reported .

By Zach Lebowitz In Denmark, a vomit fossil dating back to the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago was discovered, the BBC reported . Officially named Danekræ DK-1295 the fossil was analyzed by Geomuseum Faxe – a museum in eastern Denmark – and was determined to be regurgitated remains of at least two species of sea lilies, NBC reported . The fossil was found by amateur fossil enthusiast Peter Bennicke at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Stevs Klint, according to the BBC . The Museum of East Zealand issued a press release saying, “This type of find … is considered very important when reconstructing past ecosystems because it provides important information about which animals were eaten by which,” The Guardian reported . According to NBC , a special exhibition will be held at the Geomuseum Faxe where visitors can observe the fossil to see a firsthand remnant of prehistoric eating habits.