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Workers comp insurance is meant to protect people who get injured on the job. However, not everyone tells their boss if something happens at work, but it might be the best way to protect their job into the future. Today on the Body Show, we’ll talk with a local expert who can explain the workings of the workers compensation system from a doctor’s perspective, and give tips on how to stay safe at work, or at home.

Today we'll get a 2022 retrospective from public access media through the lens of what stories the community wanted to share through their videos productions.

A contact tracer for the Hawaiʻi Health Department shares how the state is stepping up efforts with COVID cases on the rise; The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaiʻi discusses the plight of visitors who test positive for COVID while in the islands; a local musician talks about how life is influencing his craft; and an Oʻahu artist shares the story behind being hired to create the poster for a major Hollywood film

The East-West Center's epidemiologist says the worst of the pandemic may not be over; a Navy wife impacted by the fuel contaminated water crisis gives an update now that her family has been relocated to a Waikiki hotel; and the Kauaʻi-based artist who designed the artwork for the new rental car facility at Honolulu's airport shares the process she used to design her new installation.

The Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi discusses whether hospitals and long-term facilities are ready for the spike in COVID case counts; AARP Hawaiʻi talks about their concern that the state is lagging in getting boosters to its residents and staff; A local music school instructor shares what his young students learned while recording a Christmas album

Today we'll get an inside view of what the global connectivity picture looks like from the Pacific Telecommunication Council's perspective. We'll hear from the PTC organizers, how the Internet has taken center stage across the Pacific and what it might mean for Hawaii.

Macular degeneration has been a vision thief for far too long. Dr. Greg Kokame is in the studio sharing the latest on how a new treatment can preserve sight for those who suffer from this condition. He will also highlight how clinical trials right here in Hawaii may provide the key to the discovery of the next new treatment right around the corner!

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority updates us on 2022 visitor projections and the impact the recent Covid surge is having on visitors arriving in our state; Pūlama Lanaʻi shares its efforts on Lanaʻi to protect the population of the ʻUaʻu, the Hawaiian Petrel, which is also the subject of today's Manu Minute.

The International Vaccine Insitute shares strategies used in South Korea to manage the pandemic; HPR reporter Noe Tanigawa discusses using psychedelics as potential new therapies for depression; Kapa'a High School's head football coach discusses the road to winning the Garden Isle's first state championship

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii discusses how the surge in COVID cases is impacting hospitals and hospital staffing across the state; the chair of the Kailua Neighborhood Board talks resolving the dilemma on how to redraw voting districts; and a descendant of a Kalaupapa resident shares efforts to preserve the memory of those exiled there.