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Denby Fawcett: Some People Have Never Had Covid. Scientists Want to Know Why Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Denby Fawcett: Some People Have Never Had Covid. Scientists Want to Know Why

Experts also warn it may be a matter of time as the coronavirus continues to evolve.

Survey: Doctor Shortages Lead To Health Care Delays In Hawaii Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Survey: Doctor Shortages Lead To Health Care Delays In Hawaii

Many people also reported cutting back on their food budgets due to financial woes, according to the findings.

Hawaii Will Create A New Office Dealing With Trauma Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Will Create A New Office Dealing With Trauma

The Office of Wellness and Resilience will be temporarily housed in the governor’s office.

‘You Don’t Need To Suffer’: Doctors Predict More Use Of Covid Treatments In Hawaii Getty Images/iStockphoto

‘You Don’t Need To Suffer’: Doctors Predict More Use Of Covid Treatments In Hawaii

The two approved oral antiviral treatments for Covid must be taken within five days of the onset of symptoms.

State Greenlights New Dialysis Center In Kahului Courtney Teague/Civil Beat/2018

State Greenlights New Dialysis Center In Kahului

The new facility is expected to open in November 2023 and will have 18 hemodialysis stations.

UH Gets $700K To Study Racism And Lung Cancer Cory Lum/Civil Beat

UH Gets $700K To Study Racism And Lung Cancer

The funding from the National Cancer Institute will help support a study of how structural racism contributes to lung cancer risk.

Hawaii Has Plenty Of Pregnancy Resource Centers That Offer Alternatives To Abortion Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Has Plenty Of Pregnancy Resource Centers That Offer Alternatives To Abortion

But some doctors are concerned that the efforts will confuse and mislead women as they navigate a post-Roe world.

Oahu Water Chief Urges Navy To Drain Red Hill Fuel Tanks Faster Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Oahu Water Chief Urges Navy To Drain Red Hill Fuel Tanks Faster

Ernie Lau called the Navy’s target date of Dec. 31, 2024, to begin defueling its underground storage facility “unacceptable.”

State Rules Make It Harder To Open Dialysis Centers In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

State Rules Make It Harder To Open Dialysis Centers In Hawaii

More states are lifting or reforming regulations governing the opening of new dialysis facilities.

Covid-19 Vaccine Mistrust Is Spilling Over To Routine Childhood Shots In Hawaii Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Covid-19 Vaccine Mistrust Is Spilling Over To Routine Childhood Shots In Hawaii

A “perfect storm” of other factors has also contributed to dismal vaccination rates in schools, with implications for children’s health.