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Lifetime Cost Of Care Of Wounded

Jessica Wilde | Philly.com | August 27, 2013

No agency has calculated for higher survival rates, longer tours of duty, multiple injuries... Read More »

Lost Among Us: New Veterans Programs Aim To Reach Homeless And Mentally Ill

Jennifer Berry Hawes | The Post and Courier | November 2, 2013

It is a mighty goal — to end veteran homelessness by 2016. Sounds a bit lofty even. But the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been putting its money where its PR is. Read More »

Lost To History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims By Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

Peter Sleeth and Hal Bernton | ProPublica | November 9, 2012

The loss of field records — after-action write-ups, intelligence reports and other day-to-day accounts from the war zones — has far-reaching implications. It has complicated efforts by soldiers like DeLara to claim benefits. And it makes it harder for military strategists to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, two of the nation's most protracted wars.

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Mainstreaming ME Research: The 8th Invest In ME International ME Conference, 2013

Mark Berry | Phoenix Rising | June 2, 2013

Mark Berry reports from London on the 8th Invest in ME International ME Conference. Read More »

Many Younger Vets Among The Ranks Of Uninsured

Chris Adams | Union-Bulletin.com | November 20, 2012

More than a quarter of all veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan don’t have health insurance and aren’t part of the Department of Veterans Affairs health system, according to an analysis of VA data. Read More »

Masters In Counseling: Free Social Networking & Information Web Sites

Masters In Counseling.Org is a free informational web site for those who are interested in enrolling in an online degree program to obtain a Master of Counseling degree. The site now contains a list of pages on Google+, just compiled by Laura Harris, that link to social networking sites with information and resources aimed specifically at the mental health and counseling communities. Read More »

Medicaid Expansion Didn't Yield Big Health Gains In Oregon, Study Says

Staff Writer | Government Health IT | May 2, 2013

Although expanding Medicaid coverage to some low-income Oregon residents substantially improved their mental health and reduced the financial strains on them, it didn’t significantly boost their physical health, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More »

Mental Health Conditions Negatively Affect Social And Economic Opportunity

Brittaney Jewel Bethea | Medical Xpress | October 18, 2013

A recent study revealed that adults in the City of St. Louis spend an average of 4.5 days a month in poor mental health, with St. Louis County not lagging far behind, at an average of 3 days a month. Read More »

Military And Veteran Suicides Rise Despite Aggressive Prevention Efforts

David Wood | Huffington Post | August 29, 2013

The good news: most people with military service never consider suicide. Contrary to popular perception, there is no "epidemic" of military-related suicides -- even though President Barack Obama used the word in a speech this summer at the Disabled American Veterans Convention. [...] The bad news: the number of military and veteran suicides is rising, and experts fear it will continue to rise [...]. Read More »

Military Medicine Center To Open At UCLA

Susan Abram | Los Angeles Daily News | November 7, 2013

The first university-based military medicine center on the West Coast will launch at UCLA, thanks to an initial $2 million gift from two sons who want to support their father’s dream of helping servicemen and women, school officials will announce today. Read More »

Mobile Devices Linked To Better Health

Staff Writer | Bioscience Technology | February 19, 2013

More than 6 billion people worldwide (including almost 400 million in the United States) now carry mobile phones, which could be used to enhance mental and physical health, a Cornell researcher proposed. Read More »

Mobile Health: Expanding Care For Veterans Beyond The Medical Center

Neil Evans | VAntage Point | July 23, 2013

Health care in the 21st century. What does this mean to you? When you think of your health care now, do you often feel rushed through visits with your primary care provider? Do you have to plan ahead to travel to the medical center for your appointments? [...]  These are common concerns I often hear from my patients. Read More »

NEJM: Open EHR Notes Have A Bright Future As Acceptance Grows

Jennifer Bresnick | EHR Intelligence | December 12, 2013

Physicians are beginning to understand and accept the value of allowing patients to see the majority of their health information, says a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, and have fewer worries about what patients will do with that data as they adjust to a new level of transparency. Read More »

Nevada In Crisis Over Veterans Suicides

Greg McDonald | Newsmax | February 27, 2012

The suicide rate among military veterans in Nevada has reached “crisis” proportions, especially among younger vets returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a report Monday in the Las Vegas Sun. Read More »

New Drugs Trail Many Old Ones In Effectiveness Against Disease

Sharon Begley | Reuters | June 3, 2013

Despite the more than $50 billion that U.S. pharmaceutical companies have spent every year since the mid-2000s to discover new medications, drugmakers have barely improved on old standbys developed decades ago. Read More »