April 2013
APRIL ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Report: DoD, VA Needs to Determine Long-Term Needs of Veterans, Troops WASHINGTON, DC—DoD and VA should sponsor longitudinal studies to answer questions regarding long-term effect of TBI, PTSD and ot...
March 2013
MARCH ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Sequestration Furloughs Will Impact Civilian Medical Providers at DoD WASHINGTON - DoD civilian medical providers will not escape the impact of furloughs under sequestration, DoD leaders have said. Jess...
February 2013
FEBRUARY ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
VA OIG Opens Investigation Into Legionnaire's Cases In Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - The VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is opening an investigation into the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and...
January 2013
JANUARY ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
High Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Class Action Lawsuit Against VA WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling in a class-action lawsuit that claimed VA ...
December 2012
DECEMBER ISSUE
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Gregory Light, PhD
Poor Neural Processing of Auditory Tones Gives Clues to Schizophrenia Impairments SAN DIEGO - A deficiency in the neural processing of simp...
November 2012
NOVEMBER ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Steven E. Nissen, MD
More Cardiac Events for Diabetic Veterans Started on Sulfonylureas NASHVILLE--While metformin generally is considered first-line treatment for diabetes, many recently-diagnos...
October 2012 - Vol.1
OCTOBER ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Use of High-Cost Diabetes Drugs Varies Widely Across VA PITTSBURGH - Despite a tightly managed national formulary, the use of high-cost drugs to treat diabetes shows “substantial” variation across the...
August 2012
AUGUST ISSUE
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Obama Signs Bill to Help Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Victims WASHINGTON—President Obama has signed a bill that will make health care available to veterans and the...
July 2012
JULY ISSUE
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DoD Should Screen for PTSD At Least Annually, IoM Says WASHINGTON - PTSD screening should be conducted at least once a year when primary care providers see servi...
June 2012
JUNE ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
VA Announces Third Survey of Gulf War Era Veterans
WASHINGTON—The VA announced that for the third time since the 1990-1991 Gulf War, its researchers will contact veterans from that conflict as part of ...
May 2012
April ISSUE
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Appeals Court Finds Lack of Jurisdiction in Mental Health Lawsuit Against VA
Judge Jay Bybee
SAN FRANCISCO - The full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rule...
April 2012
April ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
More Opioid Prescriptions, Adverse Effects for Vets with PTSDWASHINGTON — Veterans with PTSD are more likely than others to be prescribed opioids for post-injury pain, and that can ...
March 2012
MARCH ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
DoD Plan Calls For Changes to MHS StructureWASHINGTON—A plan to reorganize the MHS features a Defense Health Agency that will allow the services to operate more jo...
February 2012
FEBRUARY ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
DoD Budget Proposal Targets TRICARE FeesWASHINGTON—President Barack Obama’s proposed FY 2013 budget would provide $48.7 billion for the DoD Unified Medical Budg...
January 2012
JANUARY ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Report Examines Sexual Assaults At Military Academies A new report reveals that military academies have seen an overall increase in the number of sexual assault ...
December 2011
DECEMBER ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
First Woman Becomes Army Surgeon GeneralWASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Command on Dec 5th and was promoted to the rank of lieu...
December 2011
DECEMBER ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
First Woman Becomes Army Surgeon GeneralWASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Command on Dec 5th and was promoted to the rank ...
November 2011
NOVEMBER ISSUE
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Key Protein in TBI Patients Can Determine Who Needs CT ScansWASHINGTON-A blood test for TBI may have potential for reducing CT scans i...
September 2011
SEPTEMBER ISSUE
US MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
Over $2 Billion in Retroactive Benefits Paid to Agent Orange VictimsWASHINGTON, DC--More than $2.2 billion in retroactive benefits have been paid to approximately 89,000 Vi...
September 2012
SEPTEMBER ISSUE
U.S. MEDICINE NEWS UPDATE
DoD Launches Tomadachi Radiation Registry Website WASHINGTON-A new registry and website was launched by DoD this month to provide location-based radiation dose estimate reports for troops and the...
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