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Archive for December 16th 2012

Effect on Children

A 2010 study published by Cozza and his colleagues in the Journal of Traumatic Stress underscored the impact that combat injuries can have on children. That study examined the impact of combat injury on family functioning in 41 families and foun...

Alcohol Screening in the VA

While making sure no segment of the population is overlooked in alcohol screening is crucial, how that screening is administered also appears to be important, according to Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH. She said at the webinar that, since 2006, th...

Joint Commission Honors 19 VAMCs and Four Army Facilities for Exemplary Performance

WASHINGTON — A group of federal medical facilities has earned accolades this fall for “exemplary” performance in using evidence-based care processes.

HCV Progression

In addition, researchers observed that physicians typically recommend HCV treatment for patients with moderate liver disease and defer it for those with minimal disease progression. “Given the more rapid disease progression among co-infected pat...
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