Every so often, this fine publication asks me to write a story about an individual's transition from military service to civilian life. These are fun stories to do; I get a glimpse of different individuals' lives and how their military...
Top 5 Army Medical Innovations
War unfortunately - and fortunately - activates the urgent need for better ways to treat troops on and off the battlefield. Army medicine has come a long way since the days of unleashing leeches to let blood and killing pain with toxic...
DoD: Tricare beneficiaries should go to MTFs
FROM ARMY TIMES... The Pentagon wants more Tricare beneficiaries to get their health care at military hospitals and clinics. Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, recently said that the Defense Department...
Regenerative medicine striving to grow human organs
The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine is working with consortiums toward growing body parts for wounded warriors. At the 2012 Military Health System Conference, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake...
Army studies use of blood test to detect TBIs
FROM ARMY TIMES... The Army says it has begun trials of a simple blood test that can diagnose traumatic brain injuries, a signature wound of the war that is nevertheless tough to detect. The study of more than 1,600 patients will culminate...
PTSD Ruling Returns Benefits to Thousands of Vets
FROM MILITARY.COM... Former airman Aimee Sherrod stopped going to the therapy sessions, even though she couldn't get visions of exploding mortars out of her head. Military officials told her in one breath that she couldn't do her job because...
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