Column: Treatments for depression expands
Effective, FDA-approved treatments for depression continue to expand on pace with the increasing need for care. Read more
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Column: Hawaii safety net built for injured workers
Although still far from perfect, employees working in Hawaii who are injured on the job have the benefit of an extensive safety net for medical benefits, and compensation for wage loss during periods of disability. Read more
Column: Ancient martial art develops the mind and body as one
Traditional martial arts offer centuries-old training for mental focus, personal integrity, discipline and perseverance, all on a foundation of humility in the quest for inner harmony and healthy human relationships. Read more
Column: Magnetic stimulation can help treat patients with depression
During the first year of COVID-19, depression and anxiety saw 25% growth globally. Read more
Column: Hawaii’s economic prospects likely will be mixed this year
The Hawaii economy hangs in the balance for 2023. Read more
Column: Red Hill, economy, climate are top Hawaii issues in 2023
Red Hill, the economy and climate are three of the gripping issues sure to affect life on the islands in 2023 and beyond. Here’s a look at the three of them: Read more
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Column: Hawaii Book and Music offers a festival of ideas
The Hawaii Book and Music Festival, while retaining its core program of books and authors, is successfully morphing into a festival of ideas, an indispensable public forum for the issues that will shape “Hawai‘i 2.0.” Read more
Column: Red Hill victims require medical attention
Copious amounts of petroleum fuel have leaked into the groundwater at Red Hill, or Kapukaki, creating dire health issues affecting thousands of Hawaii residents. Read more
Column: Breakthrough blood test can detect multiple cancers
The future has arrived in the battle against cancer. A single blood test can now screen for over 50 cancers. While not yet broadly covered by insurance, this diagnostic tool has the potential to revolutionize the way we find cancers. It also enables early identification, which typically improves treatment outcomes and optimizes survival rates by finding disease before it spreads. Read more
Column: GLP-1s change game in medical weight loss
Anew family of breakthrough medicines for weight loss and diabetes management, GLP-1s, has the potential to restore normal weight and blood sugar for millions of Americans. Read more
Column: Hit ‘refresh’ between pandemic and recession
Now is a precious time to regenerate and fortify our health and that of the community we live in. True, spring is in the air. The COVID-19 pandemic is largely behind us. Read more
Column: The global impact of Ukraine’s devastation
The devastation wrought by Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine has shaken our sense of humanity and set in motion inexorable changes to the global order. Read more
Column: Burnout widespread among health care providers
Across the islands, health providers now suffer from unprecedented levels of burnout. The sacred practice of medicine is under fire in Hawaii’s smallest practices and in our largest hospitals. Although COVID-19 is finally abating, two years of the pandemic has left providers drained, with many choosing to opt out. Read more
Column: Metaverse: Entertainment or captivity? Our health hinges on what we choose
Is the burgeoning meta- verse a crescendo in entertainment or the ultimate in profit-driven consumer captivity? Read more
Column: Compassionate responsibility will be the theme for 2022
As we embark on 2022, this will be the year for compassionate, personal and civic responsibility. Omicron has just eclipsed current case rate records, locally and globally. There is now little hope of eradicating COVID-19 as it transitions from pandemic to endemic. Read more
Column: Omicron variant could bring more uncertainty in 2022
As 2022 approaches we face extraordinary uncertainty. There’s a prospect of a fifth surge as news of omicron, a multifaceted mutation, possibly the most contagious yet, has already stimulated fresh travel bans. Read more
Column: Injured workers, Hawaii economy deserve better access to care
As the pandemic slows down, mandates lift and augmented unemployment support tapers, many have returned to work. However, access to care when injured is increasingly inadequate. Several of the larger clinics offering occupational medicine have either closed, downsized or moved far from town. Read more
Column: COVID emergency order is leap forward for Oahu
As the delta virus rages, an emergency order, Safe Access O‘ahu, was announced this week. It serves to reduce the public risk of falling ill from COVID- 19, protects the young who cannot yet be vaccinated and helps those who are vaccinated from getting a breakthrough infection. Read more
Column: Delta virus a cliffhanger for health and economy
Just when we thought we were safe if we were vaccinated, mutations began to indicate otherwise. Read more
Column: Delta variant twice as resistant to vaccines
The delta COVID mutation is at least twice as contagious as the original strain. In a recent study in Israel, roughly half of the adults infected in a delta outbreak were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. Read more
Column: Optimize your wellness in a post-pandemic world
COVID-19 case rates continue to taper, restrictions are being lifted and tourists are returning in droves. Roughly $4 trillion in rescue funds has been injected into the economy with as much again on the table for the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Read more
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