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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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Premature Birth--Hawaii Grade 'D'
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 4863 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii-10.4% of live births are premature....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Legislative Agenda: Oxycontin Will be Excuse to Make Your Insurance Policy Cover Marijuana
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5298 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...Yes, your insurance rates will be going up, but we need our weed. You straights exist to service us. It is the order of things....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii DoE: 10% of Students Consider Suicide Each Year
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 8105 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...Hawaii students tried to take their own lives at a higher rate than their peers across the country....
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
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Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 8965 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 |
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The State of Obesity in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 5113 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8%, up from 15.7% in 2000 and from 8.9% in 1990....
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Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DoH 'Loses' Paperwork--Kills Investigation of PKF Recycling Audit
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:53 PM :: 8994 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Originally bid at $76,400, the contract grew to $543,374—a 611 percent increase—while its scope shrank and the deliverables’ deadline were extended by a year. In the end, the PKF founder was arrested at the arport....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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DoH: Prepare Workflows for Optimal Suicide Experience Starting Jan 1
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 5196 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...workflows that support timely referrals and effective clinical standards....
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Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Lowest Uninsured Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 4725 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2017 -4.04% ....
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Thursday, October 11, 2018 |
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Obamacare: 38-state lawsuit reveals deep national divide over states’ rights, federal role, taxation
By Selected News Articles @ 6:40 PM :: 3920 Views :: Health Care
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...the case is expected to reach the Supreme Court, where the matter may be finally settled....
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Sunday, October 7, 2018 |
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Guess Which Agency May Be Forgoing Millions in Federal Dollars?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5810 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Taxes
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...It is very tempting for a DOE administrator to think, “There’s no benefit for us if we do all this work because the Legislature needs to fund us anyway...."
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 |
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Pearl City: Lowest Percentage of Disabled in Poverty in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 6222 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2018’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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Years Later KOLEA System Still not 100% Compliant with Obamacare Requirements
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:30 PM :: 6250 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 15-20, Audit of the Department of Human Services’ KOLEA System....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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DoH Report on Underage Transsexuals Makes no Mention of the Child Molesters who Victimize Them
By Andrew Walden @ 9:47 PM :: 8259 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The term “hate crime” comes up six times in the report but the phrase “child molestation” never appears....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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DoH Receives $8M Federal Grant to Fight Opioid Abuse
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 6585 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...Americans initiating heroin use dropped by around half from 2016 to 2017. The number of Americans misusing opioids also dropped for the second year in a row, and the number receiving specialty treatment for heroin use increased....
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Monday, September 24, 2018 |
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Report Ties Hawaii Youth Suicide Rate to HSTA Grab for HGEA Positions
By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 188600 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Health Care, Labor
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"...Behavioral Specialists described an alarming frequency of significantly dangerous behaviors exhibited by a number of students, including suicide attempts that were nearly fatal...."
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 |
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States With the Most Skin Cancer--Hawaii 33rd
By Selected News Articles @ 4:30 AM :: 5169 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Annual skin cancer diagnoses: 20.3 per 100,000 residents....
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 |
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UH Survey: HPV Vaccination Rates Low
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 6866 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...only 35 percent of daughters and 19 percent of sons had received all three shots of the vaccine series....
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Monday, August 6, 2018 |
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Access to Healthcare--Hawaii Ranks 35th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 4812 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... and Hawaii dead last in Physician Medicare Acceptance Rate ....
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Friday, August 3, 2018 |
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Feds Ask Judge to Dismiss Hawaii Planned Parenthood Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 8263 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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... Under the new criteria, recipients for grants must either follow a “sexual risk reduction model” or a “sexual risk avoidance model” ....
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Friday, August 3, 2018 |
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Home Care Agencies must apply for State License
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 6777 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...Beginning Aug. 10, 2018, the Hawai‘i Department of Health will require all Home Care Agencies to apply for licensure by the state....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Got a Fake Service Animal? Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Lawyers Can Help
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 6282 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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"...under both state and federal fair housing laws, a person with a disability has the right to request ... use of an assistance animal that works, assists, provides emotional support...."
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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HB1895: Legislators Give Tobacco Lobbyists Control Over Counties
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 8195 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...This provision would block (preempt) county governments in Hawaii from passing their own laws to reduce tobacco use, including measures addressing the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes that attract kids....
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Friday, July 6, 2018 |
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Blue Cross: Hawaii Lowest Rate of Diagnosed Major Depression
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 5111 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Wide variations exist in diagnosis rates between states and cities....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 |
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UH Cancer Center Keeps National Cancer Institute designation
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 5270 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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...Of more than 1,000 cancer centers across the country, the UH Cancer Center is one of only 70 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the nation....
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Saturday, June 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii ranks 24th in national child well-being
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 7489 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released June 27 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation....
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 |
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More Than 8 Cents of Each State Revenue Dollar Goes to Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 AM :: 5196 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii spent the second-lowest share of its own dollars on Medicaid in 2016....
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Friday, June 15, 2018 |
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Special Ed: DoE Loses Class Action Suit Filed for 495 Students
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 9280 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Health Care, Labor
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...495 young adults from Hawai'i will soon be receiving compensatory education and education-related services thanks to the recent settlement....
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018 |
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New Medicare Cards are Arriving in Hawaii and Pacific Territories
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 4189 Views :: Health Care
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...CMS removes Social Security numbers, increasing fraud protection and consumer experience for millions of Americans....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension
By Robert Thomas @ 1:23 PM :: 7615 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Friday, May 11, 2018 |
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Pressler out at DoH
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 5572 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Anderson will be taking over for Pressler. He has served as administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources since October 2015....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
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Assisted Suicide: A Look into Hawaii's Future
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 PM :: 5945 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...look to other places both here and abroad where assisted suicide is already legal....
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 |
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OHA releases report on health of Native Hawaiian women
By News Release @ 2:24 PM :: 6009 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, OHA
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... Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report ....
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 |
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Funds for Treating Individuals with Mental Illness: Is Your State Generous or Stingy?
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 4808 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...study reveals dramatic eight-fold difference in percentage of state funds allocated to helping mentally ill....
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 |
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Feds Approve Hawaii Air Ambulance deal
By News Release @ 11:20 AM :: 5023 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. and AMR Holdco, Inc....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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Commonwealth Fund: Hawaii Among Top Health Systems
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 5249 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...40 measures of access to health care, quality of care, efficiency in care delivery, health outcomes, and income-based health care disparities....
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii is the Worst State for Nurses
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 6755 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...51st for Annual Nursing Salary (Adj for Cost of Living)....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018 |
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HHS agrees to investigate Hawaii for forcing pregnancy centers, doctors to promote abortion
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 7381 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...attorneys filed complaint over violations of federal conscience protections....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
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Hawaii: How Safe is Your Hospital?
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 5160 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii has the highest proportion of 'A' grade hospitals in USA....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |
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LEAD: Police to Refer Homeless Offenders to Treatment
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 8062 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...The pilot is funded by the Hawai‘i Department of Health — Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and involves a partnership between more than 30 community organizations....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |
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Children's Health Care Hawaii Ranks 7th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 4504 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...but Hawaii ranks 44th for kids dental health care....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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GAO: Hawaii-Pacific Vets Wait 75 Days to Receive VA Care
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6699 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...veterans experienced delays related to the processing of their enrollment applications, contacting them to schedule appointments, and completing comprehensive mental health evaluations....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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Kauai County Sues Opioid Manufacturers
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 7727 Views :: Kauai County, Health Care, Drugs
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...litigation against manufacturers, marketers, and distributors of opioid pain medications who have irresponsibly spread this terrible epidemic....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 |
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AMA: Hawaii Has Longest Life Expectancy
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 7114 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...In 2016, Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth (81.3 years) and Mississippi had the lowest (74.7 years), a 6.6-year difference....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
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Is Obamacare Unconstitutional Without Individual Mandate Tax? Hawaii AG Attempts to Intervene
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 PM :: 4568 Views :: Health Care
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...Congress’ gutting of the individual mandate tax penalty last year leaves the law unconstitutional....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 8780 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...Bills that would have (1) established a task force to reduce suicides in Hawaii by 25% (HB2278 HD1), (2) designate September as Suicide Prevention Month (HB1703) and (3) create an application for smartphones designed to provide resources to Hawaii's youth (HB1704) all perished....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii’s ill-chosen legalization of assisted suicide
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 5920 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...We can learn a lot about the folly of this path if we look to other places here and abroad where assisted suicide already is legal. A quick survey turns up countless instances of the failures of these laws to safeguard the most vulnerable....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Just Shut Up: The Price of Pandering to Anti-Vaxxers
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:04 PM :: 7256 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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...the other night at 1AM, my 7 year old woke up moaning about not feeling well. She was running a 104 degree fever....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Senate Vote 23-2--Assisted Suicide Heads for Ige's Desk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6364 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...“Assisted suicide is dangerous public policy with potentially deadly consequences for everyone, but especially people with disabilities, the sick, the poor, and the elderly"....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Fake War Hero Gets Real Prison Time
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 5977 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...United States District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Cody Joslin, age 32, to 18 months in prison today for theft of funds from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs....
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