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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: How HMSA Ran Down Clock on Expensive Cancer Patient
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 5603 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...Unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court Victory Against HMSA for Cancer Patient and Widow....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
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Birth Control: 9th Circuit Refuses to Recognize Religious Objectors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:47 AM :: 7194 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life, Religion
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...the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction barring enforcement of rules that let employers opt out of covering birth control on religious and moral grounds....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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HSTA wins award for tobacco control efforts
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 4504 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Labor
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...teachers union says state should ban flavored vape products....
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Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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National Council on Disability Rips Hawaii Assisted Suicide Law
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 101593 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...Hawaii and California 'confidentiality' provisions 'extremely dangerous'....
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Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii Vape Retailers Oppose Proposed E-Cigarette, Store-Bought, Nicotine Flavor Ban
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 86807 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...Currently, the minimum age to purchase nicotine vapor products in Hawaii is 21....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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Critical flaws plague new study linking ‘heavy’ pesticide exposure to cardiovascular disease
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 PM :: 5476 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...there is no paper that is so dreadful that it cannot be published somewhere....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
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Hawaii: State of Childhood Obesity
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 4702 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... age 10-17--obesity rate 11.5%....
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Saturday, October 12, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Lowest Uninsured
By Selected News Articles @ 6:15 PM :: 3567 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Cities and States with the Highest and Lowest Uninsured Rates....
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Monday, October 7, 2019 |
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DoH public health advisory urging everyone to stop vaping
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 4050 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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Vaccinations? Hawaii Ranks 34th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:36 PM :: 3640 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...vaccines prevented 732,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1994 and 2013....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii Among States with Lowest Death Rate
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 3220 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average age-adjusted death rate for the five states with the highest death rates was 49% higher than that for the five states with the lowest death rates ….
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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The cure for Hawaii’s doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:13 PM :: 4942 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Survey: Over 2,200 Healthcare Jobs Open in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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...more than 2,200 healthcare jobs open across the state, with an average vacancy rate of 10% and most jobs taking six to 12 months to fill....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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DoH: New school immunization requirements
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4878 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Higher Education
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...additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12, and colleges/universities in Hawai‘i....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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For Hawaii, Cost of Dying is Like Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 5695 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Death in Hawaii is by far the priciest among all the states....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 |
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840 Maui Hospital Workers Liberated from HGEA—UPW Next?
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6080 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...By joining more than 32,000 sisters and brothers at UNAC/UHCP, the Maui Health System members gain significant strength in dealing with Kaiser Permanente....
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Monday, August 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Doctors Least Likely to Accept Medicare
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 4072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii ranks 36th for health care access....
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Mental healthcare in Hawaii: Young minds at risk
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5297 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 |
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DoH: Six Months of Suicide in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 4285 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...Hawaii Department of Health releases six-month progress report on Our Care, Our Choice Act....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 |
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Hawaii #2 for Suicide: Drug, Alcohol Deaths up
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4962 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Suicide deaths rose to the second-highest rate in the country at 15.2 per 100,000 in 2017, the latest data available, from 8.2 per 100,000 in 2005, while alcohol deaths climbed to 5.8 from 3.5 and drug poisonings increased to 13.8 from 9.4....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019 |
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Feds Identify Hawaii's Six Worst Nursing Homes
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 4864 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... identified as having a “persistent record of poor care” ....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019 |
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Hawaii joins states suing OxyContin maker
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 4360 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...In Hawaii, opioid deaths, hospitalizations, and treatment services have risen significantly over the last several years....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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First Dialysis Center Coming to Micronesia?
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 4495 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...Request for Proposals: Pohnpei State Hemodialysis Project....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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VA Pacific Islands launching new community care options
By News Release @ 4:37 AM :: 4880 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...this would apply to Veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands....
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Sunday, May 26, 2019 |
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Patient Dumping Alleged at Adult Care Home
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 3996 Views :: Health Care
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...Medicaid care homes are allowed no more than two patients, however, if in the discretion of the health department such a Medicaid care home is allowed a third patient, such a patient MUST be a Medicaid patient....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 |
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Mandatory Abortion and Sex Change: Hawaii AG Sues Trump
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 5996 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...a Final Rule issued by the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services, which seeks to expand the ability of businesses and individuals to refuse to provide necessary health care on the basis of businesses’ or employees’ “religious beliefs or moral convictions....”
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Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii: How Safe is Your Hospital?
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 5315 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Patients at “C” hospitals on average face an 88% greater risk of avoidable death....
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Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
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Trump Administration Copies Hawaii Pay-for-Outcomes Medical System
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 3352 Views :: Health Care
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...incentivize providers to reduce hospital utilization and total cost of care by potentially significantly rewarding them through performance-based payment adjustments based on their performance....
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Friday, May 10, 2019 |
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Wahiawa Hospital: New Partnership Supports Mental Health Needs
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 4364 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...there may be as many as 30 stabilization beds at WGH by early next year....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
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The Role and Impact of Law Enforcement in Transporting Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 4591 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Approximately one-third of individuals with severe mental illness have their first contact with mental health treatment through a law enforcement encounter....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 4687 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2019’s Best & Worst States for Nurses....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 |
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State of the Air: Hawaii Among the Cleanest
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 6076 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii Boasts Some of the Best Air Quality in the Nation According to the ‘State of the Air’ 2019 Report....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 |
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DHS Audit: Significant Weaknesses and Deficiencies
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:10 AM :: 5020 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...auditors from KMH LLP reported one significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting and 14 material weaknesses and three significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
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Legislature Votes to Fund Suicide Prevention
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4776 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...Task force statistics reveal youth, especially on neighbor islands, most at risk....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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Kids Oral Health--Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 AM :: 4609 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...this is the price Hawaii pays for pandering to anti-fluoridation nuts....
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 |
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Gabbard: US Health Care System Designed to 'keep people sick and on drugs'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 4975 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...This line of thinking is one step away from web sites touting “miracle cures THEY don’t want you to know about.”....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Human Services Blueprint for COFA Citizens
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 3648 Views :: Health Care
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...the State Department of Health spends $10 million annually in health care costs and the Department of Human Services spends $38 million in human services for COFA citizens....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii: County by County Health Reports
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 4274 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii: County by County Overview ....
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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UHERO: How Obamacare Affects Micronesian Health
By UHERO @ 5:49 PM :: 4340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants....
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Monday, April 1, 2019 |
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HHS Cuts Funding to Hawaii Planned Parenthood
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 6759 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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...Trump Admin Awards $5.1 Million to Group of Pro-life Medical Clinics, Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood....
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:46 PM :: 5942 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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...Suicide Prevention and Palliative Care bills still moving....
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Monday, March 25, 2019 |
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Best States for Doctors? Hawaii Ranks 46th
By Selected News Articles @ 12:34 PM :: 4536 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii ranks 51st for 'medical environment'....
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Friday, March 22, 2019 |
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High medical costs another threat to Hawaii taxpayers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:08 PM :: 5011 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...higher medical costs increase our state’s debt — and Hawaii taxpayers might be the ones who end up paying for it....
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Friday, March 22, 2019 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump (again) Over Abortion (again)
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 7879 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...Since its creation in 2009, the TPP Program has provided nearly $1 billion....
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
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Disabled Inmates: Feds Reach Agreement with Hawaii DPS
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 4500 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Hawaii Department of Public Safety to Ensure Equal Access to Its Programs for Inmates With Disabilities....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
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Grant Supports Drive to make UH, Chaminade, Kauai CC 100% Tobacco Free
By News Release @ 5:23 AM :: 4455 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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...support efforts to advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free policies, including limiting the use of e-cigarettes....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
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I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:34 PM :: 6763 Views :: Ethics, Family, Health Care
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... Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times ....
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