VIDEO: Dr. Kipnis on Disaster Preparedness Date: November 09, 2009
Dr. Kenneth Kipnis is a provocative thinker, and and he's spent a lot of time thinking about catastrophes and disasters. Dr. Kipnis spoke at JABSOM on October 21st, about ethical decisions that health providers and citizens might have to confront in a disaster. One point that he makes, shared in this video, is that "going to the hospital" may not be an option in the worst-case disasters.
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JABSOM's newest grants to fight obesity, connect researchers Date: November 04, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced an award to the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and eight other institutions to build a search engine that will improve research communication and collaboration.
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VIDEO: MULTI DISCIPLINE CLINIC & TRAINING CENTER OPENS IN HILO Date: October 30, 2009
An exam room in the new Hawaii Island Family Health Center
A first-of-its kind for Hawai'i medical clinic and training center for health professionals celebrated its grand opening in Hilo on October 24. Click Full story to access Video Links to the clinic opening ceremony. Click FULL STORY to read more and see video coverage of the opening!
VIDEO: Lifestyle changes reduce diabetes risk Date: November 03, 2009
Dr. Richard Arakaki is principal investigator
The University of Hawai‘i Center of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) has 55 participants who have been in a ten year trial. Results, reported in the prestigious British medical journal THE LANCET , show lifestyle changes can reduce the rate of diabetes. Click FULL STORY to read more and for a video link to the Honolulu Advertiser's interview with one of the study participants.
