Category: Columns
How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug prices can take a big bite out of family budgets in Hawai‘i.
“You Have Cancer”
The sentence “You have cancer” is one of the most devastating sentences a person can hear.
Understanding Cholesterol: Types, Risks, and Management
LDL cholesterol is often called “bad cholesterol” because it carries cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body.
It’s Murder, And Calling It An Extrajudicial Killing Doesn’t Change That
Many of us shake our heads in disgust, and a few speak out boldly in social media, but most just sit silently, afraid to make a scene, offend, or be labeled antisemitic.
Hyperkalemia: What Is High Potassium?
Healthy kidneys can adapt to variable potassium intake and will decrease excretion if there is a depletion of total body potassium.
Who Wants To Have A ConCon To Amend The Constitution To Define “Forthwith” And Other Ambiguities?
The Oxford Dictionary defines “forthwith” as “immediately; without delay.” But the definitions are equally ambiguous.
Stop the Bombing, Release the Epstein Files
The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeff Epstein’s girlfriend, and the many outstanding lawsuits against Trump for sexual harassment and abuse keep the fire stoked on the Epstein files.
Greater Edge: The School or The Student?
But what really matters in the real world: Is it the school or the student?
Breaking the PCOS Silence in the Aloha State
Women with PCOS may have tiny pockets of fluid in their ovaries, often called cysts, which can be seen on an ultrasound.
Hawaii’s 2025 Colorectal Cancer State of Health
This particular type of polyp (a growth of tissue in the colon) has a higher-than-average rate of transformation to cancer!
