Health Department says Kailua Bay bacteria levels are ‘very concerning’
Thirteen days total. That was the number of days that a city wastewater plant exceeded limits for enterococcus bacteria in...
Health
Hawaii Alzheimer’s Patient Count Expected to Increase 20%
Alzheimer’s disease is caused by damage to nerve cells (neurons) in the brain. Neurons are essential to thinking, walking, talking...
Planet Fitness offers free workouts for Hawaii teens May 15 through Aug. 31
HONOLULU — Planet Fitness brings back its High School Summer Pass program, encouraging teens between the ages of 14 and 19...
Experts recommend earlier mammograms, especially for women in Hawaii
A national health panel is recommending that women begin getting regular mammograms at age 40, rather than 50, citing an...
Preventing cancer
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/10/hawaii-news/preventing-cancer/
Report: Younger Native Hawaiians have highest death rate among their peers in other ethnic groups
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/09/hawaii-news/report-younger-native-hawaiians-have-highest-death-rate-among-their-peers-in-other-ethnic-groups/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii island hospitals awarded nearly $70M
Hawaii island hospitals are expected to receive a much-needed boost in state funding to address growing health care needs. FULL...
With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care 0 Hospital officials are very concerned that the problem is only getting worse.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/with-one-airline-left-molokai-and-lanai-residents-struggle-to-access-medical-care/
Other efforts aimed at retaining health care providers near passage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/04/hawaii-news/other-efforts-aimed-at-retaining-health-care-providers-near-passage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Lawmakers attack doctor shortage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/04/hawaii-news/lawmakers-attack-doctor-shortage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Other efforts aimed at retaining health care providers near passage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/04/hawaii-news/other-efforts-aimed-at-retaining-health-care-providers-near-passage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Health clinic planned for Kohala aims to train local staff
A community health center on Hawaii island is moving forward on an ambitious $15 million clinic and teaching center aimed...
Neighbor Island Hospitals Are Set To Receive ‘Drastically Needed’ Funding In New State Budget 0 Hawaii lawmakers are steering millions of dollars to facilities on the Big Island, Maui and Kauai for capital improvements.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/neighbor-island-hospitals-are-set-to-receive-drastically-needed-funding-in-new-state-budget/
Hawaii DOH encourages acceptance during Mental Health Month
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division, Adult Mental Health Division, the Children’s Mental...
$18M budgeted for KCH
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/04/28/hawaii-news/18m-budgeted-for-kch/
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCES SECOND O‘AHU MEASLES CASE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCES SECOND O‘AHU MEASLES CASE HONOLULU, HI. The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of...
New medication dosing system to enhance pediatric emergency care
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services Injury Prevention System Branch recently announced a new medication dosing...
Sports Doctors From Other States May Get A License Exemption In Hawaii 0 A bill that would clarify the status of doctors traveling with sports teams to the islands is in the final stages at the Legislature.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/sports-doctors-from-other-states-may-get-a-license-exemption-in-hawaii/
HHSC drops notice on insurance provider
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/04/19/hawaii-news/hhsc-drops-notice-on-insurance-provider/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kaiser health care workers on Maui ratify 3-year contract
Nearly 500 front-line health care workers at Kaiser’s Maui Health System have ratified a three-year contract to end a nearly...
