VA expands health care eligibility for nondisabled - 0 views
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Military Health on 16 Jun 09VA expands health care eligibility for nondisabled veterans, fulfilling an Obama promise
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Returning troops tested for brain injuries - Health care- msnbc.com - 0 views
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The U.S. military is making a broad effort to better treat head injuries with mandatory brain tests for all returning troops.
61% of American adults look online for health information - 0 views
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61% of American adults look online for health information
Military Medicine Documentary to Air on PBS in May - 0 views
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In May, PBS television stations across the country will air Fighting for Life, a great 2008 documentary about military medicine directed by Oscar-winner Terry Sanders.
Battlemind: Armor for your mind - 0 views
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Army's official site for Battlemind Training
VA staffs office for survivors of veterans - 0 views
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To strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs programs for survivors of the nation's veterans and servicemembers, VA officials have staffed an office to serve as the their advocate, with a charter that includes creating or modifying programs, benefits and services.
Army scales back use of anti-malaria drug - 0 views
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The Army has dropped Lariam - the drug linked to side effects including suicidal tendencies, anxiety, aggression and paranoia - as its preferred protection against malaria because doctors had inadvertently prescribed it to people who should not take it. Lariam, the brand name for mefloquine, should not be given to anyone with symptoms of a brain injury, depression or anxiety disorder, which describes many troops who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Federal 100 winner: Dr. S. Ward Casscells -- Federal Computer Week - 0 views
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Casscells introduced a new communications strategy for the Military Health System that uses Web 2.0 technologies to improve patient outcomes, family conn
Vets face an HIV risk from hospital pumps - 0 views
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After discovering that water pumps for colonoscopies were not properly cleaned, the VA said there is a slight risk of HIV or hepatitis infection.
Airborne surgical team headed to Afghanistan - 0 views
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U.S. Army Europe's only airborne surgical team is headed to Afghanistan this spring to provide quick, lifesaving surgeries for U.S. troops during the upcoming "surge."
President's Visits Buoy Federal Employees - washingtonpost.com - 0 views
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President Obama strode into a cramped room at the Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday, faced a few dozen employees in stackable chairs and spoke for 12 minutes. He made no news, shook some hands and hustled back to the White House, just two blocks away.
Erasing traumatic memory possible, researchers say - 0 views
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A group of researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children have erased brain cells in mice that store fearful memories, holding out the hope that terrifying memories in humans may one day be erased before causing conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. While the sights and sounds of a terrifying blast or crash would stay intact, the memory of the fear it caused could conceivably be erased, the researchers suggest. Their work appears today in the journal Science.
Budget Would Transform VA to 21st-century Organization, Shinseki Says - 0 views
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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2009 - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2010 budget proposal is necessary to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs into the 21st century organization he envisions, VA's top official said here yesterday. VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki told the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on veterans affairs that the proposed budget is "critical to realizing the president's mission" for future veteran care.
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
Battle buddy concept combats sex assaults - 0 views
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Looking out for one's "battle buddy" while off duty as well as on has emerged as a central element of all four services' efforts to combat sexual assault within the ranks, service program managers told the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee Friday.
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.
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.
Change in Tricare hospital payments delayed - 0 views
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Civilian hospitals that provide outpatient services to Tricare beneficiaries got a temporary, 11th-hour reprieve from the Pentagon's proposed plan to have Tricare switch to using Medicare's payment system for those services.
Mental health clinic opens at Bagram - 0 views
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A mental health clinic has opened at Bagram Air Base that is modeled after a program successfully used in Iraq, officials say. Called the Bagram Freedom Restoration Center, the clinic houses servicemembers for several days during a structured program. Servicemembers come from across Afghanistan, according to Capt. Don Hawkins, officer in charge of the clinic.
Brain Injury and Collaborative Efforts to Address It - 0 views
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Two important initiatives are underway to help define those service members affected by brain injury. The initiatives are organizations known as the Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, or "NICoE." These two collaborating programs will play key roles to address traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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