Physician-assisted suicide differs from euthanasia, which is defined as the act of assisting people with their death in order to end their suffering, but without the backing of a controlling legal ...

The Hawaii Water Safety Coalition created a plan of recommendations to combat visitor and resident drownings in the state.

To scale palliative care, states should engage community members in serious illness coalitions, design standards for ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is encouraging residents to take action during Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, observed June 1–7, by learning how to spot and report ...

The University of Hawaii began surveying Hawaii residents on aspects of their health and access to health care three years ...

Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate.

Solving the problem is seen as an important step in helping recruit and retain much-needed workers on the Garden Island.

The placement places Ohio behind its neighboring states, Pennsylvania (11th) and Michigan (12th). Pennsylvania was ranked ...

If you’ve spent time with the military – whether in uniform or not – you’ve probably participated in an exercise or six. The ships sail, the ...

Hawaiʻi is ranked #2 for the least prepared states to care for its aging population, with only 43 nursing facilities serving ...

Three years since surveys began, the University of Hawaii has found that the state’s numerous health care challenges continue ...