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Residents anxious after Department of Health identifies new dengue virus case in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
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October 23, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oahu. Dengue virus is spread from infected person to mosquito to person. The individual traveled to a region where dengue is...
Pacific health ministers tackle key priorities towards a healthier future for the Pacific region
Samoa News
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October 21, 2024
Manila, PHILIPPINES — Pacific Health Ministers launched their shared vision to address interwoven health challenges and work towards a healthier and more equitable Pacific region. The new Pacific Islands Multi-country Cooperation Strategy...
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People Need Better Health Data
Scientific American
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October 15, 2024
This article is part of “Innovations In: Solutions for Health Equity,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Many of the patients who come to Eugene Yang’s cardiology clinic...
UH Maui College holds second annual Micronesian dental hygiene event
Maui Now - Hawaii
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October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024, 10:30 AM HST UHMC dental hygiene clinic. PC: UH Maui College Dental Hygiene Program Members of Maui’s Micronesian community took part in UH Maui College’s second annual Micronesian Dental Hygiene event held Saturday on the...
WHO says western Pacific to miss U.N. goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle diseases
Japan Today
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October 17, 2024
Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases including cancer and diabetes, due to the slow decline in alcohol and tobacco consumption, the World Health...
UH Maui College hosts 2nd annual Micronesian dental hygiene event
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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October 15, 2024
Reading time: 2 minutes Members of Maui’s Micronesian community took part in University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s second annual Micronesian Dental Hygiene event held on October 12 on the college’s Kahului campus. “The outreach brings many of the...
WHO says Western Pacific to miss UN goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle diseases
The Straits Times
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October 17, 2024
MANILA - Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases including cancer and diabetes, due to the slow decline in alcohol and tobacco consumption, the World...
Top Pharma Trends to Watch in 2024
BioPharma Dive
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DPHSS kicks off the season with Halloween Fair at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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Children, their families and shoppers partake in the fun activities — from a costume contest to live entertainment — at the 3rd Annual Halloween Fair hosted by the Department of Public Health and Social Services’ Division of Children’s Wellness at...
'67 Bombs to Enid' tells story of Marshallese community in Oklahoma
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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Filmmaker Ty McMahan grew up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Until he began working on a documentary that recently premiered, he had no idea about this piece of Oklahoma history: Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 atomic bombs across the...
Public Health hosts third annual Halloween Fair
KUAM
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October 9, 2024
Department of Public Health and Social Services Director, Theresa Arriola is inviting the public to attend the Division of Children’s Wellness third annual Halloween Fair. The DCW Halloween Fair will be held at the Micronesian Mall Center Court on S
What Would Happen if Tobacco Smoking is Eliminated? A Lancet Public Health Study Finds
Medical Dialogues
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October 4, 2024
Accelerating the decline in tobacco smoking globally, by decreasing smoking prevalence from current levels to 5% everywhere, could increase life expectancy and prevent millions of premature deaths by 2050, according to a study from the Global...
Pacific Medical Conference Targets Obesity crisis with new approaches
Island Times
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September 20, 2024
The annual Pacific Basin Medical Association (PBMA) conference, held this year for the first time since the pandemic, brought together health professionals from across the region to confront a persistent and pressing issue: the high prevalence of...
Spurious Batches to Blame, Pharma Firms Say, after Top-Selling Drugs Fail Quality Tests at Govt Labs
News18
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September 25, 2024
Top pharmaceutical companies have indicated that spurious drugs are to blame after antacid Pan D, calcium supplement Shelcal, anti-diabetic drug Glimepiride, high blood pressure drug Telmisartan and many more biggest-selling medicines were flagged...
U.S. Coast Guard, Navy medically evacuate ill crewman from foreign fishing vessel northwest of Saipan
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 24, 2024
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) conducted a successful medical evacuation of a 37-year-old crewman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa, approximately 138 nautical miles...
'Forget Me Not': Original Simon Sanchez High School film showing on Oct. 3 at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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After a tragedy unfolds over the summer, a high school is now left having to grieve its way back to normalcy. That is, until a familiar classmate, Damon, returns to school. Damon’s return rips off the Band-aid for many and forces his fellow...
GRMC launches cardiac rehab program, helps strengthen heart health on Guam
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Regional Medical City launched its Cardiac Rehab Program, a specialized service aimed at helping patients recover from heart conditions like heart attacks, heart failure, or heart surgery. The program is designed with the people of Guam...
New Episode! September 5, 2024 - Frustrating Times: H5N1, Mpox, & Vectorborne Disease
CIDRAP
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Chris Dall: Hello and welcome to the Osterholm Update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases with Dr. Michael Osterholm. Dr. Osterholm is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the center for Infectious...
GMH's new Angiosuite envisioned to revolutionize patient care in Guam and Micronesia
The Pacific Island Times
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September 19, 2024
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Memorial Hospital on Thursday unveiled its new cutting-edge Angiosuite, a revolutionary step to transforming healthcare for Guam. GMH said it is the only Angiosuite in the region, positioning the government...
USCG Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, CNMI agencies conduct joint search and rescue exercise
Saipan Tribune
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U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with local rescue units and enforcement officers from the CNMI for an intensive three-day Search and Rescue Exercise on Saipan from Sept. 10 to 12, 2024....