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Guam Veterans Deserve Better
Kandit News Group
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July 1, 2025
By Adam Leon Guerrero for Just Thinking Aloud, Kandit News & Views Many on Guam have heard about the push to bring a Veterans Affairs Regional Office to our island. Some might ask: Why now? Why Guam? And does it really matter? The answer is...
Health care providers oppose new medical malpractice bill
The Guam Daily Post
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Dozens of medical professionals including doctors and nurses from all specialties gathered outside the Guam Congress Building early Monday morning waiting to be let inside for the public hearing on the controversial Bill 82-38. Known as the Do No...
Medical malpractice reform debate ignites, again
Pacific Daily News
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Is Guam law preventing people harmed by medical malpractice from seeking justice, or preventing frivolous lawsuits from shutting down clinics and driving up costs? That years-long debate was revived at the Guam Congress Building on Monday, with...
Parkinson says he 'deeply regrets' certain doctors' cancellation of medical appointments, limited clinic hours
Pacific Daily News
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Sen. William Parkinson on Sunday said he “deeply regrets” any disruption caused by certain providers’ cancellation of medical appointments and limited clinic hours on Monday, in time for a public hearing on his bill seeking to repeal Guam’s...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
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What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
$8.8M contract awarded to renovate Hagåtña Pool over 5 years after closure, groundbreaking this Thursday
Pacific Daily News
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An $8.844 million contract to renovate Hagåtña Pool has been awarded, five years after it was forced to shut down over health law violations related to its water quality. Families, athletes and other swimmers could be back into the water at the...
Open letter to the senators of the 38th Guam Legislature
The Guam Daily Post
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Bill 32-38 is special interest legislation that ignores the facts and history of Oka Point and instead relies on arguments that are just urban legend like Serana from Hagåtña that would not withstand legal muster in a court of law. Bill 32-38...
5 quick & healthy Guam recipes
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Arugula Kimchi Fish Bake (The Guam Guide) On Guam, we love to eat — and as proud as we are of our barbecue and as much as we love to both laugh at and laud the myriad expressions of our Spam addiction, the resulting dietary habits combined with a...
Hospital board establishes search committee for new administrator
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Board of Trustees has established a five-member search committee to find a new hospital administrator to replace the current one who may retire in January. During Wednesday's board meeting, trustees approved...
Podiatrist breaks down diabetic foot health at a GRMC outreach
The Guam Daily Post
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On Saturday, the Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) hosted a diabetic foot health and wound care outreach event at the Micronesia Mall center court, offering free health care screenings and educating the community to encourage island residents to...
'Do No Harm' bill could do more harm than good, Guam doctors warn
The Pacific Island Times
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June 28, 2025
Guam's health care leaders discuss Bill 82-38 at a press conference held June 27, 2025, at Hyatt Regency Guam. Photo by Jann Furukawa/Pacific Island Times Guam's medical community has warned that a bill proposing to replace the arbitration system...
Opposition to Bill 82-38 expressed during public hearing
Pacific Daily News
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Members of the medical community and lawmakers listen to David Lubofsky, via Zoom, as he offers testimony in favor of Bill 82-38, which seeks to repeal the medical malpractice arbitration law, during a public hearing at the Guam Congress Building...
GMH board forms search committee for new administrator
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority board of trustees on Wednesday approved the formation of a six-member committee to search for a new GMH administrator following Lillian Perez-Posadas’s announcement that she will retire by January 2026. The...
Guam to host first cannabis trade show amid industry growth push
The Guam Daily Post
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Guam's inaugural cannabis-themed trade show and concert will launch next month, bringing together advocates, educators and entrepreneurs as the island's cannabis industry seeks to overcome regulatory challenges and build momentum. “Cultivate - The...
55 attorneys general agree to $7.4 billion Purdue settlement
The Register Herald - Ohio
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July 1, 2025
COLUMBUS — Attorney General Dave Yost last week announced the attorneys general of 49 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories have signed on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...
Guam Behavioral Health responds to Trump cuts to LGBTQIA+ suicide lifeline
KUAM
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June 24, 2025
“I was sitting there sending a message to my program manager for 988 saying I need you to send an email right now to SAMHSA, our funder, to ask in light of President Trump’s cut, are you going to provide the local networks or specialized training...
Medical association opposing malpractice measure, alleging ‘political manipulation’
The Guam Daily Post
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On Monday, the Legislature's Committee on Economic Investment, Military Buildup, Regional Relations, Regulatory Affairs, Technology, Justice, Elections and Retirement will hold a public hearing on Bill 82-38, known as the Do No Harm: The...
Woman injured in 3-vehicle crash by Rev and Tax, naked driver taken into custody
Pacific Daily News
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A woman suffered non-fatal injuries Tuesday morning in a three-vehicle crash on Route 16 in front of the Department of Revenue and Taxation in Barrigada, according to Guam Police Department spokesperson Norman Analista. She was transported to Guam...
Hundreds of medical appointments will be canceled on Monday as doctors protest Bill 82-38
Pacific Daily News
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Hundreds of medical appointments will be canceled and clinics across Guam will close or operate with reduced staff on Monday as doctors said they will walk out in protest of Bill 82-38, which they say threatens health care access and could trigger...
Health Ranger Report: Adapt 2030’s David DuByne elaborates on the escalating global supply chain crisis
Natural News
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June 25, 2025
Health Ranger Report: Adapt 2030’s David DuByne elaborates on the escalating global supply chain crisis (Note: This article is based on a "Health Ranger Report" interview posted Dec. 22, 2023 on Brighteon.com.) Houthi rebel attacks on cargo ships...