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New regents chair sees great things ahead for University of Hawaii

Hawaii's trailblazing healthcare underscores disparity

The state's system and widespread insurance coverage mean its residents are some of the nation's healthiest.

A man accused of shooting a Warlocks prospect and dragging his body into a Philly cemetery crypt is held for trial

A man accused of shooting a Warlocks prospect and dragging his body into a Philly cemetery crypt is held for trial Julie Shaw, The Philadelphia Inquirer © DAVID MAIALETTI/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS A view from Kingsessing Avenue of Mount Moriah Cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia in April 2020. A 48-year-old man was ordered held for trial by a Philadelphia judge Monday on murder and related offenses in connection with the discovery in Mount Moriah Cemetery of the body of a 33-year-old Delaware County man who had disappeared in December 2017. Michael Dimauro, also of Delaware County, allegedly shot David Rossillo in the cemetery, then disposed of his body in an underground crypt after tying a rope around his neck and dragging his body to the crypt with a vehicle.

In Hawaii, a healthcare system apart

In Hawaii, a healthcare system apart By Noam N. Levey Print HONOLULU When the giant kapok and nawa trees that tower over the Queen’s Medical Center in downtown Honolulu were planted more than a century ago, Hawaii faced a health crisis. Many on the islands, including the queen who founded the hospital in 1859, feared that native Hawaiians, devastated by smallpox, measles and other illnesses brought by foreigners, were in danger of dying off completely. Advertisement Advertisement Hawaiians live longer than their counterparts on the mainland. They die less frequently from common diseases, such as breast and colon cancers, even though these cancers occur more often here than in most other states. They also pay less for their care; the state’s healthcare costs are among the lowest in the country.