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- Paul campaign ignored inquiries over reservist (38 comments)
- Son defies odds to walk into returning soldier's arms (7 comments)
- Patient Died at New York VA Hospital After Alarm Was Ignored
- Health care inspectors to visit Iowa City VA next week
- Army launches review of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses
Patient Died at New York VA Hospital After Alarm Was Ignored
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:23 PM EDT (ProPublica: Articles and Investigations)
Registered nurses at a Manhattan Veterans Affairs hospital failed to notice a patient had become disconnected from a cardiac monitor until after his heart had stopped and he could not be revived, according to a report Monday from the VA inspector general [1]. The incident from …
Health care inspectors to visit Iowa City VA next week
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:19 PM EDT (press-citizen.com)
A team of federal health care inspectors will visit the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System next week to review patient care conditions at the facility.The inspection, which is being led by a officials from the VA Office of the Inspector General, is part of an ongoing r …
Army launches review of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:14 PM EDT (Syracuse.com)
Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned. The Army said it will review the diag …
Study Links Veterans To Brain Disease
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 10:16 PM EDT (www.ktts.com)
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers.The research suggests they may be at risk of developing the same kind of degenerative brain disease as some retired football players who suffered y …
Curing PTSD is a face-to-face battle
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:08 PM EDT (Charleston, SC)
When Mary Martin was asked to be a health policy analyst for the Air Force Reserve, a position as one of the few female colonels at the Pentagon, she was honored to accept. Little did she know, her appointment would turn into the worst day of her life. "Every Tuesday morning, we …
Head of Arkansas vets office quits after bad audit
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:02 PM EDT (CW Arkansas)
The head of Arkansas' Veterans Affairs Department retired suddenly Monday, four days after state auditors questioned whether his agency suffered from lax oversight of its finances.Legislative auditors found that a state credit card was used at liquor stores, beauty salons and pet …
Paul campaign ignored inquiries over reservist
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 7:59 AM EDT (Army Times)
Ron Paul's presidential campaign did not return repeated Army inquiries seeking information about the political activities of a reservist who endorsed Paul in uniform at an Iowa rally, according to Army documents released Tuesday. Records released to The Associated Press under …
Son defies odds to walk into returning soldier's arms
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 3:37 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
When Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney, 31, returned home from Afghanistan to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina last December, he was taken aside and escorted into a gymnasium where his wife and five children waited.
Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 4:57 PM EDT (California Watch)
Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, according to a report release …
Exposing-the-truth-about-PTSD
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 4:54 PM EDT (WAVY.com | Portsmouth, Va.)
While most of us go about our daily lives today, it's estimated 18 veterans will kill themselves. Many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan feel they must hide their deepest wounds to save their careers, but one marine is putting it all out there in the hope of helping hi …
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