Hawaii Pacific Health Names Terence Young Executive Vice President of Oahu Operations
Terence Young has been named executive vice president of Oahu operations for Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH), one of the state’s leading health care organizations, effective July 1. In his role, he will serve as chief executive officer of HPH’s three Oahu medical centers – Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center […]
A Medical Student, a Dying JFK, and ‘Destiny’: What a Young Doctor Saw 60 Years Ago
Sixty years ago, at the age of just 25, a fourth-year medical student named Joe Goldstrich helped colleagues treat the stricken president of the U.S. in a Dallas emergency department. Then he kept quiet for 3 decades. “I was afraid,” Goldstrich recalled. He finally spoke up in a 1993 book and opened up even more […]
Are You In A ‘Permacrisis?’ Here’s How To Tell.
Collins Dictionary named “permacrisis” the word of the year for 2022. In short, it means “an extended period of instability and insecurity.” After all we’ve gone through this year — COVID variants, mass shootings, the war in Ukraine and more — you probably find that definition relatable. You may have experienced hopelessness, anxiety, loneliness, grief […]
Finding the solution to obesity: Culinary medicine, emerging evidence-based field, ID’d as early intervention
In the 20 years since Barbara Corkey, PhD, was named Editor in Chief of the journal Obesity, obesity among adults has risen significantly. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that one third of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older have obesity. Obesity continues to be a common, serious and costly […]