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<乌鸦传媒>VA Beats Private Sector Hospitals for Post-Op Surgical Mortality

Study questions veterans' benefit from obtaining care outside the VA system

A man wearing fatigue pants and dog tags sits on the couch with his head in his hands

<乌鸦传媒>Jury Still Out on Lithium's Antisuicidal Effects

Adjunct lithium offered no additional suicide protection for bipolar, depressed vets

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<乌鸦传媒>The Toxic Doctor-Insurer Relationship

Are insurers an obstacle to providing patients with the care they need?

Medics and surgeons operate on a fallen soldier in Afghanistan.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Military Surgeons in a Losing Battle Against Dwindling Proficiency

Military hospital system in dire need of change, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>'Havana Syndrome': A Real and Present Danger

A breakdown of the who, what, when, why, and how

A female U.S. Army doctor cares for a mother and child in Afghanistan.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID and Afghanistan: A War on Two Fronts

What it means to serve as a physician and military officer

A Department of Veterans Affairs placard on the building exterior in Washington DC.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes

Lack of transparency criticized

<乌鸦传媒>Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA's Troubled EHR Program

Concerns raised about patient safety, cost overruns

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Versus Fighter Jet

Here's what happens to your body in an F-16

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<乌鸦传媒>VA's Medical Supply Chain Needs Reform, Lawmakers Told

Agency is still using manual spreadsheets to track some supplies

A cutaway of a normal brain next to a cutaway of a brain with CTE

<乌鸦传媒>Criteria Proposed to Diagnose Clinical Syndrome Tied to CTE

Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome definition applies to research, not clinical care

A female service member in camouflage fatigues tosses garbage into a burn pit

<乌鸦传媒>Military Burn Pits Linked With RA Seropositivity

Highest risks for anti-CCP antibodies seen for smokers and those with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope genes

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient

Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery

<乌鸦传媒>VA Goes Too Far on NP Independence

Doctors' morale suffers, and patient care may follow suit

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<乌鸦传媒>What's Behind the Rise in Navy Suicides?

'For career servicemen, seeking help can be damaging to careers'

Army Sgt. First Class Richard Stayskal with his wife and daughters, ages 12 and 10.

<乌鸦传媒>Green Beret Fights to Sue Military Doctors

Sgt. Richard Stayskal has been pushing Congress to make a change to the "Feres Doctrine"

<乌鸦传媒>Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Vary Among IBD Patients

Psychological health status varies along with IBD

<乌鸦传媒>Homelessness and Suicide Attempts Intertwined Among Veterans

Two risk factors go "hand in hand," says researcher

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Cancer Screening Rates Fall Short in VA

Adherence was 77% among those with negative baseline screens

<乌鸦传媒>Why Do Female Troops Get Pregnant During Deployment?

Military's efforts to provide contraception seen falling short

<乌鸦传媒>Vit D Doc's Dubious Dollars; NEJM Plagiarism; VA's Money Pit

The past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle

The past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>Initiative Aims to Help Veterans with Mental Illness

VA, AMVETS target those who have 'fallen through the cracks'

<乌鸦传媒>PTSD Predictor of Midlife Sexual Dysfunction

Interpersonal violence also tied to genitourinary symptoms of menopause

<乌鸦传媒>Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use

Study looked at cohort of women veterans

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Urges Improved VA Interoperability

Also recommends expansion of Choice Program

<乌鸦传媒>Annual VA Spending for CKD Steadily Increasing

In 2014, costs reached an estimated $19 billion

<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative

But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain

<乌鸦传媒>False PTSD: A Diagnostic Challenge

Expert outlines framework for assessing the disorder

<乌鸦传媒>War Wounds: Hearing Loss Tracks Gulf War Vets

Battlefield wounds are often both life-threatening and life-changing, but when hearing is the casualty, the wound is too often undiagnosed or untreated, but a new initiative is underway to change tackle the silent wounds of war.

<乌鸦传媒>Studies 'Validate' CDC HCV Testing Advice

WASINGTON -- Thousands of people in the U.S. -- including an estimated 50,000 veterans -- are infected with the hepatitis C virus, and don't know it, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Congress Probing VA Bonuses to Doctors

WASHINGTON -- A congressional committee is using a recent report questioning performance bonuses for Department of Veterans Affairs physicians as reason to examine a range of pay-for-performance issues at the VA.

<乌鸦传媒>ALS Drug Gets Review for VA Coverage

LAS VEGAS -- Riluzole (Rilutek) should remain on the Veterans Administration formulary as a treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, despite having only modest benefits and considerable cost, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>AAOS: Arthritis Common Career Killer for GIs

SAN DIEGO -- Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for discharge from the military following battlefield injuries, according to a cohort study conducted by U.S. Army doctors.

<乌鸦传媒>More Vets Approved for Agent Orange Claims

WASHINGTON -- Veterans who served in Korea from 1968 through 1971 were probably exposed to Agent Orange, which makes them eligible for treatment at VA medical centers, according to a ruling from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

<乌鸦传媒>False-Positive TB Skin Tests Prevalent in U.S. Army

BETHESDA, Md. -- Clusters of positive tests for latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. Army appear to reflect a high number of false-positive readings from a more than century-old skin test, researchers found.