Healthcare

The study reveals disparities among older adults experiencing mobility challenges.

A new survey revealed that many Hawaiʻi behavioral health professionals at Kaiser Permanente believe understaffing in their departments has led to inefficient care.

Director of the state of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services Joseph Campos II spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about the governor’s new Medicaid Fraud Strike Force.

DHS Director Joseph Campos II speaks about the new strike force organized to tackle Medicaid fraud and abuse; author Jonathan Ezer recounts his time swimming the Kaiwi Channel.

The volunteer-led, donation-based clinic runs twice a week and has helped over 2,000 fishermen over the past decade.

Hawai’i Attorney General Anne Lopez continues to push back against allegations that the state is allowing Medicaid fraud, but acknowledges that progress needs to be made in its enforcement efforts.

A Planned Parenthood affiliate expanded these services to Washington and Hawaiʻi.

Members of the US Coast Guard share weather precautions for the upcoming hurricane season; HPR speaks to one of seven high-achieving Lānaʻi graduates who earned both high school diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Upcountry Maui's Kula Hospital has provided healthcare for more than a century, but it’s been closed since the Kona low storms. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol shares the latest with the facility.

This Saturday is National Take Back Day where people can anonymously drop off their unused or expired medication at different sites on Oʻahu, Maui, and Kauaʻi. Hawaiʻi does not allow syringes or needles at the drop offs, which has led health officials to encourage residents to learn how to safely dispose of their sharp objects themselves.