Column: Finding solace during unsettling times
Given widespread, high-stakes global belligerence, the effects of climate change, disruption of resources and growing social divisiveness, these are most unsettling times. Read more
Wealth of Health
Column: Making sense of a post-pandemic world
While COVID-19 continues to demonstrate new mutations of interest with a summer bump in hospitalizations, the pandemic that rocked the world for the better part of three years is no longer a primary driver. Read more
Column: Weight-loss drugs require monitoring
The market is abuzz with a new group of FDA-approved weight-loss drugs called GLP-1s, which decrease appetite, regulate blood sugar and slow stomach emptying, making you feel full sooner and for a longer period of time. Read more
Column: Treatments for depression expands
Effective, FDA-approved treatments for depression continue to expand on pace with the increasing need for care. Read more
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: Culinary medicine can help in fight against food crisis
We have a food crisis in Hawaii, and culinary medicine presents part of the solution. With 1 in 4 children facing food insecurity, Hawaii ranks second in the country. At the same time, youth obesity in Hawaii is over 15%. How can the islands have skyrocketing rates of obesity and food insecurity? 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: 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: Is Instagram really to blame for an increase in eating disorders in America?
It’s common to assign much of the blame of America’s obesity problem on supersized servings of fast food. Likewise, the current in-your-face finger- pointing over eating disorders is directed at social media; namely, Instagram. Read more
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