DOH CLOSES MANUELA MALASADAS FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS
DOH CLOSES MANUELA MALASADAS FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS Posted on Jul 10, 2025 in Newsroom KAHUKU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has issued a red placard and immediately shut down Manuela Malasadas, located at 56-565 Kamehameha Highway, due to a lack of running water for handwashing. The food establishment, operated by Manuela […]
DOH CLOSES SELECT 7, INC. FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS
DOH CLOSES SELECT 7, INC. FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS Posted on May 29, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Select 7, Inc., located at 2142 Bannister Place on O‘ahu, due to multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, operated […]
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15 Posted on May 8, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness about […]
35 Illinois hospitals receive A grades in latest Leapfrog rankings
Thirty-five of 111 Illinois hospitals studied by the Leapfrog Group received top marks on patient safety, according to a report released Thursday.
At Long Last, Hard Data to Support Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Male Incontinence
LAS VEGAS — After decades of use, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) finally has high-level evidence of its safety and efficacy for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in men. What’s more, patients like it. More than 90% of patients had at least a 50% reduction in sanitary pad weight over 12 months; daily pad use declined […]
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy
DENVER — The monthly dapivirine ring to reduce risk of HIV in women showed similar safety outcomes as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when used throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, according to a phase IIIb open-label trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Premature births occurred in 4% of those with the ring, compared with 6% […]
Serious Issues With Slow Heartbeat Flagged for Afib Patients on Antiarrhythmics
Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) had several-fold higher risks of cardiac events believed to be related to a decline in heart rate. Compared with other Afib patients, these AAD users showed […]
Is Exercising When You’re Sick Safe Or Can It Help? Experts Weigh In.
LOADINGERROR LOADING Questions about the safety of working out when sick with an upper respiratory infection are a common concern, according to doctors. Many folks pressure themselves to exercise even when they aren’t feeling 100% well — or hope a good workout will help sweat out their illness. (Spoiler alert: It won’t.) It is frustrating […]
Perioperative Complications Not Deciding Factor Between Two Bariatric Procedures
For patients undergoing primary bariatric surgery, perioperative complications and safety were similar between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), the randomized BEST trial found. Incidence of any adverse event (AE) at 30 days didn’t significantly differ, occurring in 4.6% of sleeve gastrectomy and 6.3% of RYGB patients (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.47-1.08, […]
Year in Review: Follicular Lymphoma
Studies demonstrating high response rates and manageable safety profiles, along with FDA approvals, have supported bispecific antibodies as promising treatment options for follicular lymphoma. At the start of 2023, a new option became available with the accelerated approval of mosunetuzumab (Lunsumio) late last year. The first-in-class bispecific monoclonal antibody works by inducing CD20-directed CD3 T-cell […]