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The state Department of Health is seeking proposals for emergency medical services to operate ground ambulance services for Maui and Kauaʻi counties.
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There’s good news for the health of coastal waters off Lahaina. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on reassuring results from water quality testing after the fires.
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The state Department of Health is investigating two confirmed cases and eight probable cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, on Hawaiʻi Island. The Conversation’s Maddie Bender spoke to Deputy State Epidemiologist Nathan Tan this morning to learn more about the cases.
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The Conversation talked to Caroline Pratt, the state Department of Health’s Disease Investigations Branch chief, about the updated guidance not just for COVID-19 but for all respiratory diseases in our community.
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The state Department of Health opened a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Iwilei to help those having a mental health crisis. The center is meant to treat people instead of sending them to a hospital emergency room or into the criminal justice system.
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health says all five cases were unvaccinated. They traveled from the continental U.S. and have been staying at an Oʻahu hotel.
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The state Department of Health will soon expand its care options for people suffering from severe mental illness to include a behavioral health crisis center.
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The state Department of Health and the state Department of Education have been repairing water fixtures across the state after they tested for lead.
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Kava, also known as ʻawa in Hawaiian, is prepared by pounding the roots of the plant and soaking it in water. The drink's active ingredients, specifically kavalactones, have been known to produce numbing and anxiety-reducing effects on the human body.
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The Robitussin honey cough products are being recalled due to microbial contamination that can lead to fungal infections.