HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has identified one additional probable case of monkeypox in a Hawaii resident. The individual is an adult Oahu resident who had close contact with the first probable case. The individual presented with symptoms consistent with monkeypox. Testing completed by the State Laboratories Division detected orthopoxvirus--monkeypox is a type of orthopoxvirus. Confirmator more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has identified an additional probable case of monkeypox in a Hawaii resident. The individual is an adult Oahu resident who attended a social gathering. The individual did not travel off-island. The individual presented with symptoms consistent with monkeypox. Testing completed by the State Laboratories Division detected orthopoxvirus--monkeypox is a type of ort more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news on June 8, 2022: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its 2022 Cancer Disparities Progress Report today, which raises awareness about the enormous toll that cancer places on racial and ethnic minorities, and other medically underserved populations. The UH Cancer Center's Hawaii Tumor Registry, responsible for cancer surveillance in the state of Hawaii, provided the lates more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 (TNSpro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The College of Education Department of Special Education (SPED) is offering a new Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Special Education degree beginning Fall 2022. Funding is available for participants who commit to teaching at least three years in a Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) public school. The BEd in SPED is a 63-credit program that is completed in the final two years of a bachelor's degr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * New AACR progress report promotes health equity-focused cancer research * * * The latest data highlighting the impact of cancer health disparities on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders provided by the University of Hawaii Cancer Center's Hawaii Tumor Registry is included in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2022 Cancer Disparities Progress Report. The annual publicatio more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 7 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on June 5, 2022: A University of Hawaii at Manoa academic who fosters the campus' aspiration to become a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning has been selected to join an inaugural cohort of a national program aimed at advancing racial and health equity. On June 6, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Lipe will be the only representative from Hawaii when she joins 39 leaders from  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: When people consider the damage caused by massive tsunami waves, most only think about the large waves rushing ashore. However, what about the damage imposed by everything else that the waves sweep up, such as shipping containers, structures, and vehicles? A four-year, $356,642 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will support a University of Hawaii at Manoa scientist investigating how the accu more PR