Iraq War Veterans

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A Bionic, Mind-Controlled Arm, From The Inventor Of The Segway

Olga Khazan | The Atlantic | May 12, 2014

The FDA just approved a prosthetic arm that amputees can control with their brains...

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Did Exposure To Burn Pits Cause Veterans’ Mysterious Ailments?

Andy Marso | Kansas City Public Media | December 29, 2014

This is the third installment of a three-part series on veterans’ health...Four months ago, U.S. Army veteran Brandon Garrison played in an all-day softball tournament, a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project...

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Either Fix The Veterans Administration Or Stop Fighting Wars

Rob Hunter | KTAR | May 14, 2014

When this country sends soldiers to war, their health needs better be paid for upon their return. If the United States cannot meet those promises and obligations, it's certainly time to stop funding these endless wars. The United States soldiers should be thought of first. Not the wars.

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Peer Support Key To Helping Veterans Overcome Mental Health Problems

Andy Marso | Kansas City Public Media | December 29, 2014

...About one-third of the 2.6 million veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have been diagnosed with mental illnesses like PTSD, anxiety and depression.  The VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System which includes the Topeka hospital where Stucker was treated, is seeing more patients for PTSD every year: up from 1,297 in 2011 to 2,216 in 2014...

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University Of Minnesota Study Finds Iraq, Afghan Vets Struggle With Access To Food

Mark Brunswick | Star Tribune | May 7, 2014

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are far more likely to have trouble getting enough food to eat than the average U.S. citizen.  More than one-fourth of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans don’t have consistent access to sufficient food, says a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital...

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