WASHINGTON, DC—Members of a House committee voiced their skepticism to DoD leaders last month that the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is on track to becoming a world-class medical facility. Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—American Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN) have an H1N1 mortality rate that is four times higher than persons in all other racial and ethnic populations combined, Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—Congress has managed to nearly double the VA health care system’s budget over the last few years, but is that increase being seen at the local level? Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—US officials unveiled a new five-year strategy for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—There is a clear need of reform of acquisition procedures within VA, legislators declared last month at a House VA Oversight subcommittee hearing. Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—Advocates for Native Americans who are working on the frontlines of providing health care to Native veterans describe the relationship between the VA and the IHS as problematic and full of service gaps. Full Article

This new section of U.S. Medicine will bring to our readers highlights from the peer-reviewed literature and clinical trials Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—Results of a new DoD study suggest that many servicemembers are struggling with prescription drug misuse. Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—The Army is on track for a higher number of suicides in 2009 than the previous year, according to Army officials in a recent statement. Full Article

WASHINGTON, DC—The Army said that it is increasing the number of mental health providers being sent to Afghanistan in order to help servicemembers deal with combat stress. Full Article