Health

Kaiser strike comes to an end: Mental health clinicians reach tentative agreement

February 19, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/19/hawaii-news/kaiser-strike-comes-to-an-end-mental-health-clinicians-reach-tentative-agreement/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

DOH REPORT FINDS HIGH RATES OF HEPATITIS B AND LIVER CANCER MORTALITY

February 16, 2023 0

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently released a report that found higher rates of hepatitis B virus...

Midwives Will Soon Need A License To Practice In Hawaii. Many Are Pushing Back 0 Regulators want to standardize practices, but some people fear mandatory licensure could hurt rural and Native Hawaiian communities.

February 15, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/midwives-will-soon-need-a-license-to-practice-in-hawaii-many-are-pushing-back/

Many Hawaii schoolkids going without routine vaccinations

February 13, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/13/hawaii-news/many-hawaii-schoolkids-going-without-routine-vaccinations/

Hawaii sees first pediatric flu death since 2020

February 11, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/10/breaking-news/hawaii-records-first-pediatric-flu-death-since-2020/

Hawaii Is Short Medical Workers. Are Interstate Compacts The Solution? 2 A string of bills allowing the state to join different industry compacts will be heard in the Senate on Friday, with lawmakers hoping that their passage will expand medical access.

February 10, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/hawaii-is-short-medical-workers-are-interstate-compacts-the-solution/

Empty shelves for kids’ medicines continue

February 6, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/06/hawaii-news/empty-shelves-for-kids-medicines-continue/

‘An incredible partnership’: School-Based Health Centers open in West Hawaii

February 6, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/06/hawaii-news/an-incredible-partnership-school-based-health-centers-open-in-west-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii researchers study potential treatment for rare breast cancer

February 5, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/05/hawaii-news/hawaii-researchers-study-potential-treatment-for-rare-breast-cancer/

University of Hawaii Cancer Center aims to restore clinical trials

February 4, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/04/hawaii-news/university-of-hawaii-cancer-center-aims-to-restore-clinical-trials/

Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year 0 A new study would seek to get to the bottom of why Native Hawaiians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders face high rates of many cancers.

January 31, 2023 0

The Legislature is facing a myriad of requests for funding during this year’s session, but researchers at the University of...

Kona Community Hospital seeks $20M for repairs

January 30, 2023 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/30/hawaii-news/kona-community-hospital-seeks-20m-for-repairs/

Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was 0 Mike Hashimoto, an architect of the state’s regulation of acupuncture, asked the state to intervene in a billing dispute last year despite his agreement to not treat patients.

January 27, 2023 0

In early 2022, Mike Hashimoto made a complaint to the state agency in charge of regulating insurance that Geico had...

Hawaii Bill Aims To Make It Easier To Do Dialysis At Home 1 The bill is being pushed by a multinational company from Illinois that wants to sell products in Hawaii more cheaply.

January 26, 2023 0

A legislative proposal to change in a little-known provision of Hawaii’s health care regulations could make it cheaper and easier...

Task force, lawmaker working on measure to legalize fentanyl test strips

January 24, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/01/24/hawaii-news/task-force-lawmaker-working-on-measure-to-legalize-fentanyl-test-strips/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

‘It’s Horrendous’: The Deaths Of 2 Doctors Deepen The Void In Rural Health Care Access 0 Nearly half of Molokai’s population lost their primary care physician in a state that has long struggled to attract and retain medical professionals.

January 20, 2023 0

Doctors have long been in short supply on Molokai, where residents must board a plane to access specialized care and...

A Sweeping Plan To Reinvent Kauai’s Oldest Hospital Is ‘Getting Close To The Vision’ 0 The projected $400 million project on the 34-acre property would upgrade the medical facility while creating a civic hub around schools, pubic safety and affordable housing.

January 13, 2023 0

Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital was built in 1917 to isolate and treat people diagnosed with tuberculosis. Once admitted, patients were...

Health

Kaiser strike comes to an end: Mental health clinicians reach tentative agreement

DOH REPORT FINDS HIGH RATES OF HEPATITIS B AND LIVER CANCER MORTALITY

Midwives Will Soon Need A License To Practice In Hawaii. Many Are Pushing Back 0 Regulators want to standardize practices, but some people fear mandatory licensure could hurt rural and Native Hawaiian communities.

Many Hawaii schoolkids going without routine vaccinations

Hawaii sees first pediatric flu death since 2020

Hawaii Is Short Medical Workers. Are Interstate Compacts The Solution? 2 A string of bills allowing the state to join different industry compacts will be heard in the Senate on Friday, with lawmakers hoping that their passage will expand medical access.

Empty shelves for kids’ medicines continue

‘An incredible partnership’: School-Based Health Centers open in West Hawaii

Hawaii researchers study potential treatment for rare breast cancer

University of Hawaii Cancer Center aims to restore clinical trials

Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year 0 A new study would seek to get to the bottom of why Native Hawaiians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders face high rates of many cancers.

Kona Community Hospital seeks $20M for repairs

Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was 0 Mike Hashimoto, an architect of the state’s regulation of acupuncture, asked the state to intervene in a billing dispute last year despite his agreement to not treat patients.

Hawaii Bill Aims To Make It Easier To Do Dialysis At Home 1 The bill is being pushed by a multinational company from Illinois that wants to sell products in Hawaii more cheaply.

Task force, lawmaker working on measure to legalize fentanyl test strips

‘It’s Horrendous’: The Deaths Of 2 Doctors Deepen The Void In Rural Health Care Access 0 Nearly half of Molokai’s population lost their primary care physician in a state that has long struggled to attract and retain medical professionals.

Nonprofit reports needle exchange record

Hospital operating at capacity but COVID, RSV and the flu aren’t to blame

Department of Health no longer wants 2 Oahu hospitals

A Sweeping Plan To Reinvent Kauai’s Oldest Hospital Is ‘Getting Close To The Vision’ 0 The projected $400 million project on the 34-acre property would upgrade the medical facility while creating a civic hub around schools, pubic safety and affordable housing.

The Best Thing About This Chick-Fil-A Isn’t on the Menu. It’s 92-Year-Old Mr. Gil

Hawaiʻi is now at the very bottom when it comes to business rankings. Here’s what to do about that.

June 2026 Visitor Spending and Arrivals Rose Slightly

Child and Family Service celebrates new permanent facility in Hilo

New Papaikou cell tower draws ire

Police Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision in Kaʻū

‘I Just Thought About My Own Kids’: A Complete Stranger Saved This Little Girl’s Life

Hawaiʻi County Hosts Free Household Hazardous Waste Events

Repairs Scheduled for Glenwood Recycling and Transfer Station

Waimea, Waikōloa Water Service Could be Impacted by Extended Power Outages Due to High Winds

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