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Shidler gives $100,000 to UH Cancer Center for community outreach

WEBJay H. Shidler and Dr. Naoto T. Ueno at the UH Cancer Center. Photo Courtesy: University of Hawai‘i The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has received a …

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$2 million award supports UH’s work on Indigenous health …

WEBCIIHE team at MAʻO Organic Farms. Photo Courtesy: UH A new $2-million award will help the University of Hawaiʻi address Indigenous health disparities and …

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Big Island Now poll: What are the top healthcare needs on Hawai‘i

WEBThe nonprofit Puna Community Medical Center Foundation has been working to open a hospital clinic that would serve the rural communities of East Hawai‘i. With a …

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Health department retesting Holoholokai Beach Park, following …

WEBThe Hawai‘i State Department of Health is retesting Holoholokai Beach Park on the Big Island. Levels of 222 per 100 mL were detected during routine beach …

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Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital receives top rural …

WEB17 December 2023. Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital was recently named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. More than 2,000 hospitals were considered for …

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University of Hawaiʻi’s Center for Environmental Microbiomes is

WEBImage of microbe from the University of Hawaiʻi Microscopy Imaging Center for Research through Observation. (Photo courtesy: University of Hawaiʻi) A national …

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$40,000 HTA grant supports Hawai‘i Forest Institute sites on Big …

WEBand Discovery Forest Projects with Grant Funding The Hawai‘i Forest Institute is continuing its forest restoration efforts through the Mahalo ʻĀina Discovery …

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State urges expanded screening, treatment of syphilis as cases …

WEBDarkfield micrograph of Treponema pallidum, a spirochaete bacterium that causes syphilis. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

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Dr. Kenneth Luke appointed as administrator of Hawai‘i State …

WEBDr. Kenneth Luke The Hawai‘i Department of Health selected Dr. Kenneth Luke as the new administrator of the Hawai‘i State Hospital in Kaneohe on Oʻahu. Luke …

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Hawai‘i AG prevails in class-action lawsuit involving state retiree

WEBAfter nearly 18 years in court, the Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General has prevailed in a class-action lawsuit in which retired government employees …

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School Based Health Centers expand coverage to Kalaniana’ole …

WEBHawai’i Island Community Health Center is expanding its School Based Health Centers program providing care to families with school age children to new sites …

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University of Hawaiʻi awarded $10.7 million for human, …

WEBAlex Samori and Kelli Konicek collect flies in Mānoa. PC: University of Hawai’i Principal Investigator Anthony Amend (right) in the Microbial Genomics and Analytical …

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Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital offering 4 …

WEBQueen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital in Kamuela has several college scholarship opportunities available. The Peggy Dineen-Orsini Scholarship offers $2,000 …

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Study shows most youth vaping in the State of Hawai‘i live on the …

WEBThe Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and the Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute relaunched a campaign to combat the epidemic of youth vaping. Initially started …

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Hawaiʻi Dental Service names first female dental director in 61 …

WEBHawaiʻi Dental Service, the state’s leading dental benefits provider, has named Dr. Heera Chang as dental director. Chang, a licensed medical doctor and …

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New report finds need for social workers growing in Hawaiʻi

WEBThe University of Hawaiʻi has published a new report, “Social Work in Hawaiʻi: A Workforce Profile.” In a new report, “Social Work in Hawaiʻi: A Workforce …

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Updated directory to help kūpuna go online available

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Business Monday: Long-time Kona nurse practitioner opens own …

WEBIn 2016, Kona nurse practitioner Anne Broderson drove across the island in the middle of the night to Hilo Medical Center to get blood platelets after Kona …

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Dept. of Health issues updated voluntary recall warning for apple …

WEBElevated lead levels have resulted in a voluntary recall of Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree by WanaBana, LLC and of private-label brands Schnucks Apple Sauce with …

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