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  1. How will Affordable Care Act affect veterans? New VA website has answers

    The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new website explaining the likely impact of the Affordable Care Act on former troops and their families.

    • Aug. 9, 2013
  2. Dr. H. Theodore Harcke, forensic radiologist with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System at Dover Air Force Base, examines CT scans. All U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq have undergone a complete autopsy. Suchat Pederson / The News Journal

    Inside the Dover facility where casualties are studied to boost survival rates

    Combat medics were perplexed. They'd been applying the standard treatment to U.S. troops in Iraq who'd suffered a collapsed lung — piercing the chest with a special needle-thin catheter to release trapped air and relieve pressure.

    • Aug. 7, 2013

  3. Study: DMAA didn't kill soldiers, but still poses risk

    A two-year Defense Department review of body-building supplements containing 1,3-dimethlyamylamine, or DMAA, has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to prove the ingredient caused the deaths of three soldiers in 2011 and 2012.

    • Aug. 6, 2013

  4. Treatment center for military women needs men to up numbers

    An in-patient hospital program for female active military or veterans with emotional disorders or addiction has been expanded to include men.

    • Aug. 5, 2013

  5. Suicides drop in '13, but advocates won't declare victory yet

    A drop in the pace of military suicides in the first half of 2013 is welcome news for the Defense Department, but officials are not ready to call the decline a trend, given that 2012 saw the worst year for suicide since the military began closely tracking

    • Aug. 5, 2013

  6. DoD silent on major changes to Tricare Prime

    More than 170,000 retired military personnel and their family members face significant changes to their medical care on Oct.

    • Aug. 2, 2013

  7. FDA puts black box warning on mefloquine

    The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it is requiring the antimalarial drug mefloquine, once marketed as Lariam in the U.S., to carry the agency's strongest warning on the drug's potential neurological and psychiatric side effects.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
  8. Army Col. David Rabb, left, speaks June 21 to a group of current and former military personnel about the stresses of combat during a presentation at the Pathway Home in Yountville, Calif. The Pathway Home is a nonprofit organization about 50 miles north of San Francisco in the Yountville Veterans Home. When about 22 veterans are killing themselves every day, according to estimates, Pathway has found uncommon success in improving the lives of some of the military's veterans most afflicted by PTSD and other stress factors. Mihir Zaveri / AP

    Army officials learn therapy methods at Calif. center

    Tucked away in Northern California wine country, a small mental health organization has found success working with struggling U.S. service members, reducing suicide rates with unconventional treatment methods that include backrubs and cookouts.

    • Jul. 29, 2013

  9. Judge: VA adequate in treating vets harmed by Cold War experiments

    A federal judge in Oakland has ruled that Cold War military veterans who say they were harmed by government-backed chemical and biological experiments aren't entitled to medical treatment outside the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system.

    • Jul. 26, 2013

  10. Tricare Help: How can we make sure newborn is covered?

    A. You don't need to do anything this second; newborn babies of active-duty troops are automatically covered from the moment of birth under Tricare Prime for 60 days.

    • Jul. 25, 2013

  11. House votes to block Tricare for Life fees

    Defense bills sponsored by the House and Senate Armed Services committees effectively quash any large Tricare fee increases in the coming fiscal year, but on Wednesday the House fortified its position to protect the oldest Tricare beneficiaries from payin

    • Jul. 24, 2013

  12. VA extends public comment period on new burn pit registry

    The Veterans Affairs Department has extended the deadline for the public to comment on its planned registry for service members exposed to open-air burn pits through Aug. 20.

    • Jul. 24, 2013

  13. Tricare delays decision to stop covering compounded medications

    Tricare has pushed off a decision to stop covering some compounded medications as it evaluates its policies regarding these prescriptions, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

    • Jul. 24, 2013
  14. Michael Boatwright, who refers to himself as Johan Ek after being found unconscious in a motel room, is staying at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. Jay Calderon / The Palm Springs, Calif., Desert Su

    War friend hopes to jar amnesia victim's memory

    Four decades ago, two mechanics bonded under the hood of an aircraft, hidden in the belly of a massive ship, far off the coast of a country embroiled in war.

    • Jul. 23, 2013
  15. Antranette Garrett, a retired Air Force master sergeant, now works as a respiratory therapist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Jim Callaway

    Look beyond the obvious for careers in medical fields

    Doctors, dentists, home health care workers, X-ray technicians: Most people can rattle off a list of the most common careers in health care.

    • Jul. 22, 2013
  16. Air Force veteran Lisa Wilken, second from left, testifies Friday before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's health panel during a hearing entitled 'Safety for Survivors: Care and Treatment for Military Sexual Trauma' in Washington. Mike Morones / Staff

    DoD, VA failing to treat military sexual trauma, veterans testify

    The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are failing to provide adequate mental health services to troops and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder caused by sexual assault — a deficiency that contributes to lifelong struggles, military rape su

    • Jul. 19, 2013

  17. Tricare Help: If I remarry my ex, can I get Tricare again?

    A. If you marry an active-duty service member, you become eligible for Tricare, regardless of how many times you marry him.

    • Jul. 18, 2013

  18. Tricare Help: Post-DOMA, can new spouse get Tricare?

    Q. I am an Air Force Reserve retiree. At age 60, I went on Tricare Prime and, at 65, I started on Medicare with Tricare for Life as my supplemental insurance.

    • Jul. 18, 2013

  19. Bill sets timeline for health records sharing

    A Florida lawmaker wants to hold the Defense Department to a strict timeline for setting up a system to share military medical records with the Veterans Affairs Department.

    • Jul. 16, 2013

  20. Cancer, chemo led to veterans' lower risk of Alzheimer's

    Military veterans diagnosed with most forms of cancer were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, and those who were treated with chemotherapy received even more protection, according to a study released this morning at the Alzheimer's Association In

    • Jul. 16, 2013
  21. Wade Christiansen was an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. He committed suicide in Bozeman, Mont., on May 29. Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez / AP

    Soldier's death by suicide reflects national issue

    Wade Christiansen dreamed of being a soldier from a young age. He joined the Army's 82nd Airborne Division after high school. Being a paratrooper made Wade proud. Jumping from airplanes excited the daredevil from Red Lodge.

    • Jul. 12, 2013

  22. VA expands efforts to keep vets off the streets

    The Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday announced it is tripling to $300 million the investment provided to community groups such as Goodwill Industries, Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army to expand efforts for ending homelessness among veteran

    • Jul. 11, 2013

  23. VA, White House officials to hold first summit on vets', families' mental health

    Veterans Affairs officials, military advocacy groups and veterans service organizations will meet tomorrow at the White House for a Veterans and Military Family Mental Health Conference — the opening salvo in a series of summits to be held at VA medical c

    • Jul. 10, 2013

  24. New Defense Health Agency taking shape

    The clock is ticking on the Tricare Management Activity, the Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical Command and other military health offices slated for aggregation into the new Defense Health Agency.

    • Jul. 9, 2013

  25. Senators deal death blow to big Tricare fee hikes

    In a move that virtually ensures only nominal increases in fees for Tricare beneficiaries in the coming year, the Senate Armed Services Committee has flatly rejected a Pentagon proposal to increase retail pharmacy co-pays and fees, mainly for military ret

    • Jul. 9, 2013

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