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Marc and Lynne Benioff are donating $150 million to two Hawaiʻi hospitals to help ensure continuous health care access in the state, according to a news release Tuesday.
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A new immunotherapy treatment available in Hawaiʻi, CAR-T therapy, involves extracting, supercharging and reinjecting your own T cells, a type of white blood cell. It is a big deal to offer this type of treatment to Hawaiʻi patients, who now don't have to travel to the continent.
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The Hawai‘i Nurses’ Association said the hospital’s management team has failed to bargain in good faith, adding they were stonewalled when asked for some concessions while accepting many terms and conditions. Kapi‘olani's chief operating officer said the strike notice is disappointing as they have addressed the priorities presented. The two sides have been trying to work out a new contract since September. HPR's Pixie Clay has more.
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Daniel Ross, president of the Hawai‘i Nurses Association, says no strike date has been set yet. If a strike is called, a 10-day notice will be given.
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The Academic Health Center will staff primary care doctors and obstetricians — and also serve as a learning environment for Waipahu High students.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says teens are in the throes of a mental health crisis. The Conversation talked with Dr. Bart Pillen, the behavioral health chief at Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, about what we as a community can do to help.
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The state House deferred a bill that would establish a health data exchange framework after widespread opposition from health care providers.
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Hawaiʻi and 32 other states are seeing an increase in cases of RSV. But health officials say that the cases of respiratory illnesses have come earlier than expected and there is no need to panic.
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There are more than 80,000 children under the age of 5 who are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Hawaiʻi. About 27,500 vaccines are expected to arrive by Wednesday, according to state Department of Health’s Brooks Baehr.
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Maui Health is limiting patients to one visitor per day for two hours. With Maui Memorial Medical Center being the only acute care hospital on the island, CEO Michael Rembis said the change will get ahead of surging community transmitted COVID-19 cases. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.