Center on Aging receives $1 million grant for Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative
Hawaiʻi is one of 11 states to receive grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Building healthcare workforce pipeline focus of UH medical school grants
UH Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine awarded more than $5 million to fund programs aimed at preparing young people in Hawaiʻi for health careers.
New way to measure if people are pre-diabetic discovered
University of Hawaii Cancer Center discovery may allow physicians to warn patients years before the onset of diabetes.
Fighting childhood obesity focus of School of Medicine partnership
UH medical school partners with Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi to bring water bottle filling stations to Hawaiʻi’s schools
Large cane burns on Maui linked to respiratory distress
Collaborative study suggests that health officials consider actions to help reduce the health risks associated with sugar cane burning.
Native Hawaiian STEM innovation and entrepreneurship partnership launched
Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaiʻi launched an three-year Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) innovation and entrepreneurship collaboration.
UH Cancer Center awarded $5.5 million to address health disparities among Pacific Islanders
The UH Cancer Center awarded grant to support ongoing partnership with the University of Guam, addressing cancer health disparities among Pacific Islanders.
UH researcher’s book addresses, analyzes Ebola epidemic
Felix Ikuomola recounts real-life experiences while analyzing influences in spread of Ebola.
Statewide immunization rates for HPV lagging
Hawaiʻi health officials concerned about relatively low HPV vaccination rates
Heart failure therapy patent awarded to medical school researcher
Patent issued to UH Mānoa’s Alexander Stokes for his new treatment method for heart failure
