Category Archives: Military Health

Taking Shape: One Big IT System

Congress gets a rundown on how the big new merger of Defense and VA health records systems will look when it finally gets off the ground. Continue reading →

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Taking the Stigma Out of PTSD

There’s a push for warriors and veterans to seek treatment for issues related to their mental health, but standard definitions often carry a stigma. Continue reading →

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At the Center of It All: The Patient

A clinic at Fort Rucker, the Army base in Alabama, makes the transition to the U.S. military’s new paradigm for care that has patients at its vital center. Continue reading →

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Medical Outreach to Rural Areas

Now in its third year, the Pentagon’s Innovative Readiness Training Program is carried out in southern regions as part of a federal-state cooperative effort. Continue reading →

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Keeping Kidneys on Hold

Perfusion, a kidney-preservation technique developed four decades ago, is being implemented at the restructured Walter Reed complex in Maryland. Continue reading →

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Veterans Lose in Court

However inefficient the VA system may be, says a federal appeals court, the judiciary lacks the power to order improvements. Continue reading →

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Spinal Cord Stimulator Eases Pain

At a military health center in Hawaii, advances are reported in a high-tech method of pain alleviation. Continue reading →

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VA Faulted for Delays

Frustration is expressed with the amount of time it takes to provide care for vets with issues of mental health. Continue reading →

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VA Reforms Tied to Improved Cancer Survival Rate

A study finds that older men with cancer who receive treatment at veterans’ facilities are tending to outlive those cared for under other circumstances. Continue reading →

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Vets Are Split on VA Entry

Veterans’ groups differ on the merits of a scheme to grant automatic VA enrollment to those who saw combat. Continue reading →

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