Public Health

The Department of Public Health and Social Services announced that Shriners Children’s Hawaii and its Honolulu medical outreach team are returning to Guam Oct. 26-30 to provide free medical consultations

The facility will provide advanced diagnostic testing and disease surveillance capabilities not just for Guam, but for the entire region.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, can have dangerous complications for babies.

Like the first case of the year reported in September, officials think the person was infected elsewhere before traveling to Guam.

For information or to make an appointment with the team from Shirners Children's, call the Department of Public health and Social Services at 671-634-7408

Public Health officials say the person was most likely infected elsewhere; however, the virus can be transmitted to mosquitoes on Guam

Kagman Community Health Center and Brabu Pharmacy are teaming up to make prescriptions more affordable with what they're calling the Isla Care Pass.