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Military Family Issues Come Under the Spotlight

It’s not just servicemembers who suffer war-related stresses, but it’s also their families. That was the message that Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered last week before ...

Military Family Issues Come Under the Spotlight

It’s not just servicemembers who suffer war-related stresses, but it’s also their families. That was the message that Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered last week before ...

Young Adults Often Begin Military Service at an Age When Schizophrenia Symptoms Begin to Manifest

WASHINGTON, DC—In a war in which PTSD and TBI are of great concern, it can be easy to forget that young adults beginning military service more...

Department of Defense Announces Selection of New Contractors

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Defense announced the selection of new contractors for the Tricare Third Generation (T-3) Managed Care Support Services Contracts. more...

New Prescription Dispensing Machine Allows for After Hours Pick-ups

WASHINGTON, DC—Picking up medication refills at Los Angeles Air Force Base became a little more convenient for patients recently. A new prescription dispensing machine more...

Helping Servicemembers with Injuries and Their Families to Better Reintegrate Following a Deployment

WASHINGTON, DC—How can servicemembers with injuries and their families be better helped to reintegrate following a deployment? Researchers at the Uniformed Services University more...

Army Looks to New NIMH Study for Answers on How to Combat Suicide

PENTAGON—The number of suicides in the Army has declined from earlier this year as the Army has stepped up its suicide prevention efforts, but officials say they more...

HIV Provider Shortage Threatens the HIV Care System

WASHINGTON, DC—A looming HIV provider shortage threatens the HIV care system in the US, according to a report released by the American Academy of HIV Medicine more...

Government Hoping for H1N1 Vaccine for Initial Distribution by Mid-October

BETHESDA, MD—Federal officials are gearing up for a possible H1N1 vaccination campaign this fall, said top Administration leaders at a federal government flu summit more...

Federal Agencies Must Protect Employees from the H1N1 Virus

WASHINGTON—Federal agencies must take appropriate measures to protect employees on the job from the H1N1 virus, Senate members told federal officials last month. “The activities of agencies critical to Americans’safety, health, and well-being cannot be allowed to stop during a pandemic…neither can we endanger the dedicated men and women who carry out those duties,” said Sen Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, who chaired a Senate subcommittee hearing on the efforts of federal agencies to prepare for a pandemic.

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