Late Breaking News
- Military Healthcare Professionals Gather For Annual MHS Conference
- More Vietnam Veterans Qualify For Agent Orange Presumption
- First Secretary of VA, Ed Derwinski, Dies
- Army Report Examines Behavioral Health
- DoD Tackles Sexual Assault With New Measures
- Schools Commit To Boosting PTSD, TBI Training And Research
- Report Examines Sexual Assaults At Military Academies
- Government Panel Asks Science Journals to Censor Bird Flu Articles
- Genitourinary Injuries Added To VA Traumatic Injury Benefits
- VA-Prescribed Antipsychotic Has No Effect on PTSD
2011 Compendium
April 2010
VA and DoD Mental Health Leaders Address Rising Suicide Rates
More Power Recommended to Evaluate Potentially Harmful Chemicals
WASHINGTON, DC—Federal law should be updated to give the federal government more power to evaluate potentially harmful chemicals, administration officials told a Senate subcommittee.
NIMH Stresses Deployment-focused Intervention Development
BETHESDA, MD—It is not enough to conduct cutting-edge research and create innovative new treatments if those treatments are never utilized by health care systems, according to Dr Robert Heinssen, acting director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research.
Tribute Paid to Fallen Military Medical Servicemembers
ARLINGTON, VA—Families of military medical personnel gathered last month under sunny skies at Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute to the nearly 250 military medical servicemembers who have died in battle in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Training for Disaster
Every surgical patient at Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, underwent a chest X-ray. It is not my typical practice to review chest X-rays prior to beginning a regional anesthetic, but this was not my typical practice.
Army War College Study Provides Insight on Children with Deployed Parents
WASHINGTON, DC—Children of frequently-deployed soldiers may be handling deployments better than their parents think, a recent study found.
President Requests Discretionary Budget Authority for IHS
WASHINGTON, DC—The president is asking for over $4.4 billion in discretionary budget authority for the IHS. Overall, the budget request is 9% over the FY 2010 enacted level.
Cycle of Violence in Urban Environments Frequently a Result of Undiagnosed Emotional and Mental Trauma
BETHESDA, MD—It is relatively common knowledge among physicians that young black men living in urban environments are far more likely to be victims of violence than other groups. The cycle of violence that frequently erupts in their lives is often a result of undiagnosed emotional and mental trauma, and is a phenomenon that remains misunderstood.
VA Study Proves Hospitals Can Improve Patient Blood Pressure
WASHINGTON, DC—A decade-long VA study following patients being treated for hypertension at 15 VA medical centers across the US has proven that, with enough effort, a hospital can make dramatic improvements in controlling patients’ blood pressure.
Racial Disparities Among Alzheimer Patients Cause Concern
WASHINGTON, DC—African Americans and Hispanics have more to fear from Alzheimer’s than their Caucasian counterparts, according to a new report released by the Alzheimer’s Association. The report places the likelihood of developing AD and other dementias at two times more likely than whites for African Americans and one and one-half times more likely for Hispanics.
