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Monday, March 16, 2020 |
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Judiciary Limits In-Person Appearances
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 2764 Views :: Health Care, Judiciary
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...beginning Monday, March 16, it will restrict access to anyone who ... has traveled outside Hawaii in the past 14 days.... Such individuals will not be allowed to enter courthouses and other Judiciary facilities....
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Sunday, March 15, 2020 |
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Corona Virus: HIDOE extends spring break thru March 27
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 2387 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...The Department will use the additional time to plan for implementation of social distancing within the school setting, arrange for professional development to support modified operations, and thoroughly clean schools....
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Friday, March 13, 2020 |
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Corona Virus Reality Check
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 2859 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
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...It’s time to discard its big-spending plans and focus on ways to help the economy recover quickly....
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Thursday, March 12, 2020 |
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Corona Virus: Fortunately Hawaii Lost Case Against Trump
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 4140 Views :: National News, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...on plaintiffs' reading the President would not be able to suspend entry from a particular country in the event of an epidemic in that country....
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Thursday, March 12, 2020 |
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CoronaVirus: UH Switches to 100% Online Classes
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 2420 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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...“The labs don’t translate online”....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 |
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COVID19: Hawaii Tourism Drops 35% Since March 1
By UHERO @ 3:31 AM :: 3526 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Tourism
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...In the past two weeks, things have changed markedly, and a SARS-type V-shaped path is now too optimistic....
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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Is Hawaii Prepared for a Recession?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 PM :: 3227 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
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... the "coronavirus recession" and what Hawaii can do financially to cope with it ....
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Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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Speaker Names Corona Virus Economic Working Group
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 3060 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today announced the appointment of individuals to serve on the Select House Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness adopted through House Resolution 54....
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Thursday, March 5, 2020 |
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Obesity: Honolulu 2nd Slimmest City in USA
By Wallet Hub @ 10:00 PM :: 2462 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...almost 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
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Sudden Reversal: Josh Green Appointed to Head Corona Virus Response
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2524 Views :: Health Care
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...Green: Put Corona Virus Quarantine Patients in Leahi Hospital with Nursing Home Patients....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
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Youth Vaping 'Epidemic' All Hype
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 AM :: 3281 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...In 2017, only only 3.5 percent of Hawaiian high school students reported using e-cigarettes daily and only 1.2 percent reported smoking combustible cigarettes daily....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
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HR 54 Corona Virus: House Select Committee Formed
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4427 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...During the recession of 2008, the state government was forced to reduce the school week to four days, cut millions of dollars from social programs, and reduce public employee salaries by 5 percent....
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Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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Where's the cushion?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:06 PM :: 3331 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Emergency preparedness in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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'Coronavirus recession' could put Hawaii in $3.8 billion hole by 2025
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:05 PM :: 3422 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Reckless state spending is exhausting our emergency reserves....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Ethics: Professional Association Tries to Take Over State Board
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 3362 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Small Business
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...to keep those lucrative 'continuing education' courses under the Association's control....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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UHERO: Corona Virus May Damage State Economy
By UHERO @ 5:02 PM :: 3145 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Tourism
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...While visitor arrivals racked up another record year in 2019, real visitor spending fell last year as international spending languished. And now the coronavirus rears its ugly head....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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UH seeks to train more doctors, expand medical school to Maui
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 1858 Views :: Health Care
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...State’s physician shortage remains between 519 and 820 doctors....
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Friday, February 21, 2020 |
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Poor economy is medical threat, too
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:20 PM :: 2455 Views :: Economy, Health Care
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...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Vaping and Tobacco Harm Reduction in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:22 PM :: 3258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Emergency Preparedness? Hawaii Drops to Lowest Tier
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 2663 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...As Threats Increase, Annual Assessment Finds Hawaii's Level of Readiness for Health Emergencies dropping....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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Meatless Mondays in Hawaii Schools? -- Politicized Veganism Threatens Human Health
By Selected News Articles @ 2:27 AM :: 3350 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Health Care
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...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 |
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No GE Tax on Medical Bills -- help lift MD shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:32 PM :: 3042 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Hawaii is currently “short” by approximately 820 physicians ....
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Hawaii: Few Disabled Working, Federal Benefits Unused
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2944 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...Hawaii reported an integrated employment rate of 2 percent, the lowest rate in the nation....
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Thursday, February 6, 2020 |
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Hawaii Mixed Scores on Dental Care
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 2367 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii 46 -- ‘Dental Habits & Care’ Rank....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 |
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After Diamond Head Attack--Lawmakers Propose Gun Control and Mental Health Bills
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 3438 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Stop Taxing Healthcare
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 3340 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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HB2451: Assisted Suicide Proponents want Hawaii to be a testing ground for Nurses!
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:48 PM :: 2227 Views :: Health Care
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...The House Health Committee has scheduled a hearing on HB 2451 (Relating to Health) this Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii GE Tax adds $222M to healthcare costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 3995 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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HB2680: Involuntary Hospitalization for Mentally Ill
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:14 PM :: 2964 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...HB2680 will be heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 am in Capitol Conference Room 325....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 3013 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 |
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Eliminating Barriers to the Treatment of Mental Illness -- HRS Evaluated Law by Law
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 3525 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...In 2019, Hawaii's legislature expressly re-incorporated failure to obtain needed treatment for mental illness to prevent serious physical debilitation or disease into its definition of 'dangerous to self.' ....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 |
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Ige, Ballard, Legislators Agree: Mentally Ill Must be Forcibly Committed to Treatment Centers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 AM :: 3865 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...will the Diamond Head attack be enough to turn the tide on mental health reform?....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Doctors Agonistes: Paradise Lost
By Dr Ed Gutteling, MD @ 5:17 PM :: 3945 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Taxes
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...Docs are channeling their inner Rambo: “I love my country! I just want it to love us back.”....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Making Prescriptions More Available
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:53 AM :: 2049 Views :: Health Care
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...Federal laws are standing in the way of the distribution of prescription medicine to individuals in need, says Dr. Jeffrey Singer, surgeon and medical public policy expert....
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Friday, January 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cost of Smoking $2.2M per Smoker
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 2946 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
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Homeless deaths increase on O‘ahu Because They are not Being Forced into Shelters
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 3818 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness
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...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
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DoH Orders Shutdown of Unlicensed Drug Treatment Centers
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 3838 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Drugs
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...Pacific Quest Corp operating two illegal special treatment facilities or therapeutic living programs....
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Thursday, January 2, 2020 |
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Hawaii Least Depressed State
By News Release @ 11:12 AM :: 3327 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...but depression rate jumps 17.76% from 2014-2018....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
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UH report shows more than 150 doctors left Hawaii in 2019
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 3042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...The exodus of doctors from practice in Hawai’i this year was much worse than was indicated in preliminary figures released just a few months ago....
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Monday, December 30, 2019 |
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Will Red Flag Laws Stop Gun Owners Seeking Medical Care?
By News Release @ 2:20 AM :: 3191 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...a poll asking gun owners if they would talk to their doctors about any mental health issues they may be having, knowing that their doctor could file a red flag order against them....
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Saturday, December 28, 2019 |
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Auditor: Insurers Already Cover Rape Victim Support
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:00 AM :: 2083 Views :: Health Care
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...Study of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance for Clinical Victim Support Services for Victims of Sexual Violence and Abuse....
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Thursday, December 26, 2019 |
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56% of Hawaii Smokers Tried to Quit Last Year
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 2839 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Lung Assn: Ready to Quit Smoking? ‘Quit, Don’t Switch’ to E-Cigarettes....
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Friday, December 20, 2019 |
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DoH raids Two Unlicensed Care Homes
By News Release @ 10:11 AM :: 2751 Views :: Health Care
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“...This is (only) the third NOVO that we have issued against illegal care homes this year in response to complaints we have received....”
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 |
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Anti-Vaxxers Target Samoa with Disinformation Campaign
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 AM :: 3948 Views :: Ethics, World News, Health Care
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"...Unfortunately, these anti-vaxx people all live overseas, but they’re using social media to influence our population and our community. What can the government do? We’re not wasting time with those people....”
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Ranks Among Least Protection Against Elder Abuse
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 4491 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Life
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...2019’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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America's Health Rankings: Hawaii 3rd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 2885 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...America's Health Ranking's 2019 Hawaii Report....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Cost of Care Survey 2019: Most Long Term Care Costs In Hawaii Decrease
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 3179 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Annual Median Cost of Long Term Care Support Services for Hawaii....
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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DoH: Marijuana Behind Most Vaping Illness
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 3366 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...FDA and state health laboratories have detected vitamin E acetate (a synthetic form of vitamin E) in a sample of vaping fluids also containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active compound in marijuana....
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