Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023
Big Island Residents Have A New Option To Treat Depression
A Waimea clinic has become the first to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Honolulu Rehab With Lucrative Pay For Top Staff Stiffed Regular Workers, Federal Probe Finds
The agreement with the Department of Labor requires Sand Island Treatment Center to pay back wages of almost $452,000 by Wednesday.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii Is Expanding A Free Dental Program For Public Schools
Updated: No-cost dental screenings and dental sealants will be available to keiki attending Hawaii public schools on Oahu, Maui and Kauai.
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Feds Relax Rules Over Drug Used To Treat Opioid Addiction
Rules changes at the federal level now allow numerous medical providers in Hawaii to prescribe medication to treat opioid use disorder.
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Fentanyl Test Strips May Soon Become Legal In Hawaii
The strips are currently considered drug paraphernalia under state law.
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Midwives Will Soon Need A License To Practice In Hawaii. Many Are Pushing Back
Regulators want to standardize practices, but some people fear mandatory licensure could hurt rural and Native Hawaiian communities.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii Is Short Medical Workers. Are Interstate Compacts The Solution?
A string of bills allowing the state to join different industry compacts will be heard in the Senate on Friday, with lawmakers hoping that their passage will expand medical access.
Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023
The Tragic Life And Death Of A Hilo Homeless Woman
The woman who died in a Banyan tree fire last month was once an award-winning coffee farmer. But she struggled with mental illness.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
The Scope Of Heavy Pesticide Use On Oahu Is Finally In The Public Domain
Information on restricted pesticide use in Hawaii was kept private until a 2018 law required transparency. Environmental advocates want more restrictions.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year
A new study would seek to get to the bottom of why Native Hawaiians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders face high rates of many cancers.