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Brain Trauma Raises Risk Of Later PTSD In Active-Duty Marines
In a novel study of U.S. Marines investigating the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time, a team of scientists led by researchers [...] report that TBIs suffered during active-duty deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan were the greatest predictor for subsequent PTSD, but found pre-deployment PTSD symptoms and high combat intensity were also significant factors. Read More »
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Budget Plan Gives VA Big Funding Boost For Veterans Care
The Veterans Affairs Department does not appear to be feeling the pinch of fiscal austerity in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal: The White House has proposed a 10.2 percent boost in funding for VA next year, totaling $66.5 billion in discretionary spending. Read More »
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Canadian Hospital Launches Mobile Health App For Veterans With OSIs
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) has launched a new mobile health application that will assist Veterans, personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with operational stress injuries (OSIs). Read More »
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Canadian Military Faces Wave Of Mental Health Cases, Warns Report
Canada’s military could be overwhelmed by a spike in new cases, and an activist fears financial worries will only add to the stress. Read More »
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Care Center Puts Vets And Families Under One Roof
At a new VA mental health facility here, veterans go to the right, their families to the left — and their doctors meet in the middle. Read More »
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Collaboration To Improve Healthcare Accessibility For Veterans
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Tuesday (11/13) applauded a new federal-state telemedicine collaboration that will improve mental and health care accessibility for Kansas veterans. The collaboration involves the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department (VA), the University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth (KUCTT) and Kansas hospitals across the state.
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Commuting’s Hidden Cost
My twin grandsons, now 13, walk nearly a mile to and from school and play basketball in the schoolyard for an hour or more most afternoons, when weather and music lessons permit.... Read More »
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Concern Grows Over ‘Epidemic' Veteran Suicide Rate
With veterans now accounting for one of every five suicides in the nation, the Department of Veterans Affairs is under pressure from both the courts and Congress to fix its mental-health services in an attempt to curb the death toll. Read More »
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Congress Probes Mental Health Services At VA
Mental health services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) don't seem to be improving despite increases of nearly 40% in both staff and budget in the last 6 years, a congressional committee charged Wednesday. Read More »
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Congress: How Much More Must Veterans Sacrifice?
At a time when over 2.5 million American men and women have been added to the rolls of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Veteran’s Affairs Committees of both the U.S. House and Senate have agreed to cap budget increases for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More »
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Could Probiotics Help Ease Anxiety And Depression?
The plethora of microbes living in the human gut not only affect people's physical health, they may also influence mental health, according to a growing body of research...
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Data Sharing And Analytics: Changing HHS For The Better
In many states, IT planners in health and human services have sought ways to bridge the divide, gathering data from disparate sources across government to inform the public, drive better policy and improve social outcomes...
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Defense Department's EHR Plan May Cost Taxpayers Billions
The Defense Department's on-again, off-again flirtation with the Veterans Affairs Department's VistA electronic health-record system appears to be on again. But this time, a lot of other suitors will compete for the military's affection and what likely will be billions of taxpayers' dollars. Read More »
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Department Of Veterans Affairs Stripping Veterans Of Gun Rights
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun sending letters to certain veterans of the U.S. military informing them that they are being stripped of their right to own firearms without due process, said Constitutional attorney and executive director of the United States Justice Foundation, Michael Connelly, J.D. on Wednesday. Read More »
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Direct Secure Messaging Makes Big Impact In Chicago Behavioral Health Community
Individuals with serious mental illnesses are 2.6 times more likely than the general public to develop cancer and nearly twice as likely to end up in an emergency or inpatient department with a serious injury, according to recent studies conducted at Johns Hopkins. Read More »
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