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The study of elderly Japanese-Americans found that insulin resistance may actually have some benefits for older people.

Tripler Army Medical Center doctors found Grayson Beyer died from natural causes, and didn’t report suspicious evidence despite a Hawaii law requiring them to do so.

A Maui doctor pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of health care fraud, allegedly writing fraudulent prescriptions and using false claims to collect money from insurers.

The suit filed in federal court alleges a young woman received minimal care when her case was turned over to Hawaii’s adult mental health division, leading to the deterioration of her condition.

The latest pregnancy risk assessment for the islands contains good and bad news about the health of new and future mothers in the Islands.

A database highlights which manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies distributed the most prescription pain pills in the islands from 2006 to 2012.

So far this year six people have contracted rat lungworm disease. But researchers on the Big Island have also begun to study the presence of the infection in animals.

Not only do patients have no idea about the actual prices of their prescriptions, but their doctors don’t either.

Eligible patients will soon be able to renew their cards for up to two years, according to the Department of Health.

Early data from a UH study shows interns at the farm lowered their diabetes risk by altering eating habits and lifestyles —  with a ripple effect of health benefits for friends and families.