HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 18 [TNSsociologyresearch-Obesity journal] -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: A 3D optical scan study by Michael Wong, a University of Hawai'i at Manoa graduate student in the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center's research lab of John Shepherd, PhD, was selected by OBESITY as one of the top five entries for research that significantly furthers scientific understanding of obesity. The study, "Children and Adolescent's Anthropometrics Body C more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 21 [TNSsociologyresearch-American Journal of Community Psychology, British Journal of Social Work] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A health research project connecting Waimanalo community members with public health and food-system researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa has proven successful because of strong community participation, according to two new publications. Rooted in relationship building, participatory research, and N more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 19 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today announced a campaign to teach kids about the 19th Amendment (women's right to vote) on the cusp of its 100th anniversary. The Department of the Attorney General is conducting this campaign in partnership with the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC), the federal commission created by Congress to ensure a proper commemoration of the one hundred more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Col. Stephen F. Logan as deputy adjutant general for the State of Hawaii Department of Defense effective Dec. 6, 2019. He replaces Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, who assumes the position of adjutant general for the State of Hawaii Department of Defense on the same date. Col. Logan has served as the chief of staff of the Hawai'i Army National Guard since Mar. 2017. Previously, he  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: * * * - Shelly Mason brings extensive expertise and experience in care coordination and case management leadership to her role at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii. * * * Shelly Mason, RN, has joined Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii as director of utilization management. She is responsible for leading all aspects of utilization management, patient care coordination, and discharge planning of the post-acute care support an more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Leidos Holdings, a national security, health and engineering solutions company, issued the following news release: Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE(R) 500 science and technology leader, was awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Pacific Air Force Command (PACAF) to provide command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and operations (C5ISRO) support. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a total  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: A new University of Hawai'i Cancer Center coordinated liver cancer clinical trial opened in Hawai'i combining two different immunotherapy medications to combat the aggressive disease. The Phase II clinical trial is only available in Hawai'i, a state with one of the highest incidence and mortality rates of liver cancer in the U.S. "Many patients with liver cancer will present at an advanced stage. For more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 20 [TNSmedicalresearch-Hawai'i Journal of Medicine and Social Welfare] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Laughter is good medicine, except when it actually is the symptom of an illness. Medical residents at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) helped a man who suffered from nearly a lifelong affliction that caused him to laugh with no control over when it happened or why. "This was a very medically intr more PR