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Hawaii's fight against Medicaid fraud plagued for over a decade
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1702+ words) EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / REUTERS U. S. Vice President JD Vance and U. S. Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz attend a press conference to discuss "anti-fraud initiatives" in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House complex in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , May 13, 2026. Behind…...
EDITORIAL: Get tougher on Medicaid fraud
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (695+ words) SOPHIE PARK / THE NEW YORK TIMES An exam room at a Maine Family Planning facility, one of a network of 19 clinics, in Thomaston, Maine, Sept. 11, 2025. The current uproar over enforcement of Medicaid fraud in Hawaii has been especially explosive in…...
Kauai Community College nursing graduates get pinned
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (170+ words) Kauai Community College Nursing department graduates received their Nurses Pin on Saturday, May 16, 2026, during the KCC Pinning Ceremony at the KCC Performing Arts Center. LIHUE " For 17 graduates of the Kauai Community College Nursing program, Friday's 61st Commencement was a step closer…...
Maui wildfire survivors study in jeopardy after bill fails
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1237+ words) Maui WES testing and survey event in February 2024. State funding for an ongoing study of Maui wildfire survivors evaporated after a Hawaii legislative bill failed to make it through conference committee this month. That leaves the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study…...
Mental health needs remain key to Maui wildfire recovery
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1398+ words) Jamm Aquino / Star-Advertiser Leanne Gillespie of the Office of Youth Services flashed a shaka Thursday during a Mental Health Month rally and sign-waving event outside the state Capitol. Survivors of the Maui wildfires still face profound emotional and psychological challenges…...
EDITORIAL: Follow experts on psychiatric drugs
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (163+ words) PHILIP SCOTT ANDREWS/THE NEW YORK TIMES Medications, including Zoloft, an antidepressant, in Louisville, Ky. , Aug. 14, 2014. Decreasing patient dependence on unnecessary medications could be the right move " it depends on the patient, disorder, benefit-harm analysis and a host of variables…...
EDITORIAL: Economy, health headline session
1+ week, 2+ day ago (554+ words) Lawmakers from the Senate and House join hands and sing "Hawaii Aloha" in the Senate chamber during the closing day of the 2026 Hawaii State Legislative session, Friday, May 8, 2026, at the State Capitol in Honolulu. The story of the 2026 Legislature is…...
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, Tristan da Cunha
1+ week, 5+ day ago (947+ words) Borja Suarez / REUTERS File Demonstrators with placards attend a protest by port workers over lack of information ahead of the arrival of the MV Hondius, following a deadly hantavirus outbreak on board the ship, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain,…...
May is Hawaii invasive species awareness month
1+ week, 6+ day ago (368+ words) Courtesy CRB Response Hawaii An invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle. HONOLULU " Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM) returns this May for its ninth year as a monthlong commemoration. Growing from a weeklong event first launched in 2013, HISAM brings together communities, farmers,…...
Therapy dog brings comfort to Hawaii Life Flight crews
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1073+ words) Flight Nurse Amanda Scott of Hawaii Life Flight spent a bit of time with GMR Therapy Dog Aka on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Aka enjoyed a neck rub by Flight Nurse Amanda Scott. The GMR Therapy Dog Team started in 2016 and includes…...