KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE TO CONDUCT CASPER SURVEY TO ASSESS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE TO CONDUCT CASPER SURVEY TO ASSESS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Posted on Jun 5, 2025 in Newsroom LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s (DOH) Kaua‘i District Health Office will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey in June to assess the emergency preparedness level of Kauaʻi households. […]
CDC: Consider Testing Blood for ‘Forever Chemicals’
Doctors may consider blood testing for the endocrine-disrupting chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to assess community-wide exposure, the CDC recommended in new guidance this week. In a new resource center detailing PFAS information, the CDC said clinicians can order blood testing to measure PFAS levels for patients on an individual basis through Clinical Laboratory […]
‘Human-like’ brain helps robot out of a maze
A maze is a popular device among psychologists to assess the learning capacity of mice or rats. But how about robots? Can they learn to successfully navigate the twists and turns of a labyrinth? Now, researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in […]
What Is a Suicidal Ideation Scale? Suicide Screening
Suicidal ideation scales are clinical tools used to assess a person’s risk of committing suicide and therefore help in timely intervention and treatment A suicidal ideation scale is a clinical tool used to assess a person’s risk of committing suicide. By helping healthcare providers recognize signs that someone is likely to self-injure, the scale aids […]