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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii 4th-Lowest Obesity Rate
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 4322 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8 percent, up from 15.7 percent in 2000 and from 8.9 percent in 1990....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Nurses Per Capita in USA
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5163 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Burned Out: Is Your State Full of Overworked Doctors and Nurses?....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Schatz: Put Everybody on Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 PM :: 6014 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...The senator also purports to somehow raise the payment rates that Medicaid doles out to hospital systems and physicians, but how he would do so remains unclear....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii -- Lowest Percentage of MDs Accepting Medicare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:50 AM :: 5054 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2017’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 6361 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii, 2017: 15 Cases of Rat Lungworm and Counting
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 4390 Views :: Health Care
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...This year, the state confirmed a total of 15 cases of the serious parasitic infection, which is the highest number of cases reported in the state over the last decade....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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E-Cigs Get a Second Chance from FDA
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 4876 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...Unexpected update from FDA halts federal regulations and embraces e-cigarettes....
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Friday, July 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii a case study in how government can make basic healthcare a nightmare
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 5181 Views :: Health Care
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...the state-run Maui Memorial Hospital faced every problem a medical facility could. Dogged by consistently low professional accreditation ratings, it lacked specialists and had constant funding shortfalls. Patients regularly had to be airlifted to Honolulu, even for trauma care....
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Monday, July 17, 2017 |
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Hirono: I get most of my Intel from Watching TV
By Video @ 11:05 PM :: 8771 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care, Politicians
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..."Well, mainly I get my news from watching you guys on TV" Hirono said....
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Saturday, July 15, 2017 |
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How to Lower the Cost of Health Care and Bring Doctors Back to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6001 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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...Presentation featuring Dr. Kyle Varner, former Hawaii physician....
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Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Hawaii: 22% of Medicare Patients got Opioids in 2016
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 5453 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...and Hawaii is among the lowest in the USA....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Kaiser Takes Control of Maui County HHSC Hospitals
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6105 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"
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Monday, June 26, 2017 |
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What a Wounded Veteran Thinks of Trump’s VA Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:55 PM :: 5732 Views :: Health Care, Military
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"What happened was a national disgrace, and yet some of the employees involved in these scandals remained on the payrolls." -- President Donald J Trump
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Medicaid Expansion Crowds Emergency Rooms
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4073 Views :: Health Care
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States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 17th in Child Well-being
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 7622 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
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OHA releases report on the health of Native Hawaiian men
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 7665 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, OHA
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...Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Men, a 45-page report on the well-being of Hawaiian kāne....
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Thursday, June 1, 2017 |
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Rat Lungworm: The Cost of Unintended Consequences
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:55 PM :: 8862 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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As case number 15 of rat lungworm disease came to light last month, my blood boils a bit because of what has happened over the last several years....
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Friday, May 26, 2017 |
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Maui Hospital: The Little Engine That Could
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:28 AM :: 6963 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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...Despite multiple attempts to stop or derail it, things keep chugging along. And come July 1, it looks like Maui residents are finally going to start getting the care they deserve....
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Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
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Controversial New VA Director to Host Kauai Town Hall Meeting
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5663 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...5pm Friday at Kauai Veterans Center, Lihue....
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
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Attorneys General to Feds: Let us Investigate Home Care Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 11:15 PM :: 6047 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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Hawaii's AG joins other states asking the federal government for a policy change that would allow the states greater flexibility to investigate Medicaid fraud....
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Saturday, May 6, 2017 |
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Video: Lingle Joins Harvard Governors Panel on Opioid Crisis
By Video @ 5:06 PM :: 5604 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH News....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii--Worst State for Nurses
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 6112 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii--Avg Annual Wage for Nurses (adj for cost of living) – 51st
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Saturday, April 29, 2017 |
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SB501: Mandatory Abortion Promotion -- Final Reading House and Senate
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:55 PM :: 7068 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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The bill will have it's final reading in the House on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, during the 9:00 a.m. Floor Session. The Senate reading is also scheduled for May 2, 2017, during the 10:00 a.m. Floor Session....
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Saturday, April 29, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:51 PM :: 6659 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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... MAY 4, 2017 -- ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE ....
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 |
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Second Lady Sees Art Therapy in Action at Hawaii Base
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5718 Views :: Health Care, Military
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Karen Pence, a champion for art therapy programs, visited the arts and crafts building at Schofield, where she spoke with patients currently enrolled in art therapy programs....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Emergency Preparedness? Hawaii Below Average State
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6388 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military
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Preparedness Index assesses all 50 states & District of Columbia for health security and preparedness....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Oral Health: Hawaii Kids Rank 49th in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 AM :: 4722 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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28 key indicators of cost, quality and access to children’s health care....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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IRS: Hawaii Legislature Voted to Destroy Employee Retirement System
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 10222 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, Taxes
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IRS Ruling: Act 1 Cash Payout to HGEA members would cost ERS its nonprofit status ....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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HTA: Tamp Down all this Rat Lungworm Talk
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 5656 Views :: Health Care, Tourism
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“To the visitors already in the Hawaiian Islands or planning a trip here in the coming months, there is no need to be overly concerned. Please patronize our restaurants...."
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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Those Life Saving Facts
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:46 PM :: 9731 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Land Use, GMOs
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I asked why CFS and other groups like Shaka aren’t informing followers of rat lungworm disease....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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Leapfrog: Hawaii Among States With Most ‘A’ Grade Hospitals
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 5184 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii has 8 ‘A’ Hospitals out of 12 total hospitals....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 |
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SB501: AG Slaps Senators for Censoring Testimony opposing Anti-Free-Speech Bill
By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 AM :: 7531 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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On March 6 Hawai’i Free Press carried an article reporting on SB501: “Hawaii lawmakers are censoring pro-lifers who were defending free speech”. Now the Attorney General has weighed in....
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Sunday, April 9, 2017 |
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After Appealing to Supreme Court, State Wins Right to Forcibly Medicate Psycho Killer
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 5461 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Hospital moved for a court order authorizing the involuntary administration of medication to Lawrence after he refused to accept medication....
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017 |
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Who lives longer: Hawaii life expectancies examined in research study
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 5356 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The life expectancy at birth in Hawaii in 2010 was 82.4 years....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Cannabis Tracking System Designed By Feds, Silicon Valley Billionaires
By Selected News Articles @ 4:26 AM :: 6572 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Drugs
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Don’t worry: You can trust the Feds and Silicon Valley with your ‘medical’ marijuana records—unless you annoy them in some way....
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Friday, March 31, 2017 |
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Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 4282 Views :: Health Care
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The authors note that their recommendations are important as the healthcare system moves toward value-based payment....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
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Report: Big island Hotspot for ‘Premature Death’
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 5334 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Rates of youth disconnection are higher in rural counties than in urban counties....
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Monday, March 27, 2017 |
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Hawaii Ranks Among Worst States to be a Doctor
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 5762 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Avg Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) – 50th....
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Monday, March 27, 2017 |
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Hawaii Suicide Bill Would Have Let Nurses Diagnose Fatal Illness and Prescribe Death Pills
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 6115 Views :: Health Care, Life
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People with years or decades to live may qualify for assisted suicide....
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Sunday, March 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:32 AM :: 7571 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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...Bully Bill Advances Out of Health Committee....
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Friday, March 24, 2017 |
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Assisted Suicide Loses in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6061 Views :: Health Care, Life
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Mass legalization of assisted suicide is not inevitable....
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 |
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 |
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Assisted Suicide Hearing Set for Thursday
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:23 PM :: 5271 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... a lethal dose of barbiturates can save insurance companies big money ....
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Sunday, March 19, 2017 |
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Assisted Suicide Laws in Oregon and Washington: What Safeguards?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:33 PM :: 5682 Views :: Health Care, Life
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In Oregon, 1,749 lethal prescriptions have been written and at least 1,127 patients have died from ingesting the drugs....
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Friday, March 17, 2017 |
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The Legislature Just Can't Help Itself When It Comes to the Maui Hospital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:17 PM :: 5402 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...bills heard this week (HB76, HB233, and HB234) attempt to amend the law passed last summer by adding new severance options for the hospital employees....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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How Paid Home Care leads to Union Membership Scam
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 8190 Views :: Family, Health Care, Labor
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... Kupuna Caregivers $70/Day Appropriation SB534 / HB607 ....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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SB501: Force Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:41 PM :: 6164 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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The House Health Committee is poised to pass a bill requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to disseminate pro-abortion messages....
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Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii One of Seven Best States for Telemedicine
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 4960 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...American Telemedicine Association Releases Report Highlighting Critical Gaps in Coverage and Physician Practice Standards....
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Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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The Real Poison in Paradise
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:45 AM :: 8348 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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The caller had reported that she had seen a farmworker taken off of the field via ambulance and quickly assumed he had been poisoned....
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