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Center uses innovative methods to improve patient safety - 0 views

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    3/12/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Health care providers at the largest Air Force medical center on the West Coast are using state-of-the-art, interactive human patient simulators as just one of many safety initiatives to improve medical care, the medical center's commander said March 11
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Researchers urge sweeping TBI care changes - 0 views

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    A team sponsored by the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force released a report Thursday stating that mental and traumatic brain injury health issues should be handled by the secretary of defense so they can be more quickly addressed, and recommended that Congress appropriate $350 million to fund a list of other proposals that the team laid out.
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Army reaches out to families to prevent suicides - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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    Fort Campbell hired a suicide prevention program manager, the first on a US military installation, to oversee family support and social work programs on the post and organize efforts to help soldiers struggling after multiple deployments.
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Fallen Military Medical Personnel Remembrance Ceremony - 0 views

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    The First Annual Fallen Military Medical Personnel Remembrance Ceremony took place at Arlington National Cemetery on March 11, 2009.
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Veteran's Beat: Department of Veterans Affairs to 'step up' safety at medical facilities - 0 views

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    The Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for a special training campaign on safety, called a "Step-Up," from March 8 to 14 at all medical centers and outpatient clinics to ensure VA staff follow the highest standards for patient safety.
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PTSD tied to heart health - 0 views

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    A new study of US veterans suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and metabolic syndrome, the group of symptoms that increases heart disease and diabetes risk, may be linked. Dr Pia S. Heppner of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health System in La Jolla and her colleagues found that the more severe a person's PTSD symptoms, the more likely they were to also have the metabolic syndrome. Evidence is mounting that exposure to trauma can worsen physical health, including increasing heart disease risk, Heppner and her team note in the journal BMC Medicine.
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Pentagon reports U.S. troop obesity doubles since 2003 - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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    The number of troops diagnosed as overweight or obese has more than doubled since the start of the Iraq war.
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AF seeks to fill nursing shortfall by educating enlisted | Stars and Stripes - 0 views

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    The service has 3,463 slots, but just 3,195 nurses, a shortfall of 268, according to Col. Donnalee Sykes, Director of AF Nursing Services. To help alleviate the shortage, the Air Force is offering enlisted airmen the chance to earn their nursing degree and become an officer in exchange for a four-year commitment as a nurse
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Bill would give some survivors lifetime care - 0 views

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    Spouses of service members killed in combat would receive free military health care for life under a bill introduced Monday by Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. The chief effect of the legislation would be to prevent surviving spouses from being charged the same as retirees for using Tricare health benefit beginning three years after a service member's death, which is the case under current law.
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Tricare introduces news podcast - 0 views

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    The Tricare Management Activity has added a news podcast. The five-minute Tricare Beneficiary Bulletin is designed to bring beneficiaries the latest news in an Internet audio format, officials said, because different people like to get their news in different ways.
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Medical care on the fly - 0 views

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    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - A KC-135 is profiled as it is converted into a flying hospital, transporting soldiers from Iraq & Afhganistan.
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Most Soldiers With Brain Injury Heal, Medical Official Says - 0 views

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    During a roundtable discussion at the Pentagon yesterday as part of "Brain Injury Awareness Month," Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Loree K. Sutton, director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, said more than 90 percent of servicemembers with TBI have concussions and recover quickly.
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Elmendorf hospital named best … again - 0 views

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    For the second consecutive year, the Elmendorf hospital was named the best hospital in the Air Force after receiving the Air Force Surgeon General Award Feb. 3.
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Dressing wounds after war - 0 views

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    Eighteen months ago, Lt. Col. KC Bolton took command of the newly created Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Lewis, where 99 combat-wounded soldiers are recovering from injuries suffered "in theater."
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New Navy Center Promotes Strength Through Mental Health - 0 views

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    A new Navy program dedicated to restoring, protecting and building the mental health of sailors, Marines and their families is now open at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
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Pentagon hopes stories help troops with PTSD | Stars and Stripes - 0 views

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    The Defense Department believes that talking about why and how servicemembers seek help for combat stress will help eliminate the stigma associated with psychological injuries. So it is launching "Real Warriors" - a program in which servicemembers can talk about and listen to the stories of those who sought help for psychological injuries or traumatic brain injuries.
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