In certainly isn’t perfect, but this doctor has seen several positive impacts on her patients from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Kathleen Kozak
Kathleen Kozak, M.D., is an internal medicine physician at Straub Clinic and Hospital. She is also the host of The Body Show on Hawaii Public Radio.
Health Beat: With Return of Measles, We Need New Restrictions on World Travelers
We require immigrants to prove immunity, so why don’t we insist our own citizens have their proper vaccinations before they can go abroad and return with infections?
Health Beat: Why a Travel Ban Makes Sense
Focusing on what to do if someone infected with Ebola arrives here should be a secondary concern. First, contain it and treat it over there.
Health Beat: The $1,000 Pill That Will Bankrupt Us All
Thanks to price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies, hepatitis C treatments are the latest example of new drugs that would work wonders if we could afford them.
Health Beat: Should Your Boss Be Able to Make You Get a Flu Shot?
Flu vaccinations might help prevent millions of cases of influenza every year, but we need to get more people, including medical staff, immunized.
Health Beat: How Did We Handle Hawaii’s Ebola Scare?
What can we learn from a week when the deadly virus from Africa was discovered in the U.S. and inspired fears it had reached Oahu?
Health Beat: Robin Williams and Parkinson’s Disease in Hawaii
After a lifetime of good health, local resident Gail Hudson is fighting the same relentless condition as the late comedian and Michael J. Fox.
Health Beat: The Pain Driving the Ice Bucket Challenge
The viral video fundraising chain letter could throw cold water on the progression of a brutal condition in Hawaii and elsewhere.
Health Beat: Unfortunately, No Alzheimer’s Miracle is in Sight
But Hawaii is working to be in the forefront of efforts to address the public health crisis.
