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Oahu Nonprofit Uses Backyard Aquaponics To Promote Healthy Eating
A new UH study is looking at whether the program has led to an improved diet and reduced risk for cardiovascular disease among Native Hawaiian families.
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Health Beat: If You Want Patients To Give Up Opioids, Make The Alternatives Cheaper
Other pain treatments have proven effective, so why should they cost more?
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Thousands Dropped From Hawaii’s Medicaid Coverage After Data Review
Real-time data collection and a better economy could be behind a significant drop in Medicaid health insurance enrollment, but some health workers are concerned.
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Neighbor Island Doctors Looking For Alternatives To Opioids
In rural areas, in particular, it can be hard to find alternatives for managing pain, as well as treatment for addiction.
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Hawaii May Have Its First Vaping-Related Illness
The first respiratory illness appearing to be related to e-cigarette use has led a Hawaii minor to be hospitalized.
Fighting Heart Disease With Hula
New research shows hula dancing is as strenuous as basketball and is particularly effective in preventing cardiovascular disease among Native Hawaiians.聽聽
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Danny De Gracia: One Option For Bringing Down Insulin Prices In Hawaii
The House Health Committee chairman thinks the state should confront big drug companies with price caps and potential legal action.
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Health Beat: How Many Stars Does Your Drug Rehab Deserve?
Doctors and hospitals work off a rating system. Why can’t rehabilitation programs?
UH West Oahu Has A New Program In Native Hawaiian Healing
Public health students are taught about traditional practices in order to provide more effective health care in Native Hawaiian and other underserved communities.
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Homeless Advocates Test Hawaii’s New Forced-Treatment Law
Some 30% of Hawaii’s homeless suffer from a serious mental illness.