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SGT. SHAFT: Civilian Population Should Have Access To Talking Prescription System
"I know that you are very interested in the safety of visually impaired veterans when taking their prescriptions. You understand all too well the danger of not reading prescription labels and the possibility of making a tragic mistake..." Read More »
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Shinseki Wants A Budget For The VA
Veterans will still receive medical and hospital care no matter how long the federal government is shut down, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers, but funding for benefits and other programs may run out in November, threatening veterans’ financial health. Read More »
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Shinseki: Utah VA ‘Superb’ In Pilot Of New System For Disability Claims
Veterans can now file their disability claims online, a move that will help the Department of Veterans Affairs erase its backlog of claims in 2015, V.A. Secretary Eric Shinseki said Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Read More »
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Shinseki’s Critics Will Eat Their Words
There is nearly universal agreement that too many American veterans are made to languish unnecessarily under the current Department of Veterans Affairs claims backlog. [...] Some critics have even called for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki... Read More »
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Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama To Resolve VA Claims Backlog
More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to President Obama Monday urging his “direct and public involvement” to end the Veterans Affairs Department’s disability claims backlog. Read More »
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Smaller Deal On E-Health Record Angers Capitol Hill
The Obama administration pared back its plan to develop a single, integrated, electronic health- record system for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs due to shrinking defense budgets and rising costs. Read More »
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SRA To Support U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs’ Healthcare Programs
[SRA International, Inc.] announced it is has been awarded a number of contracts valued at more than $35 million if all options are exercised, in support of its strategic commitment to healthcare programs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Military Health System. Read More »
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State Grappling With Costs Of Veterans Homes
Pressure is mounting on California officials to contain the ballooning costs of retirement homes for veterans so more money can be freed to provide other essential services for the next generation just returning home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More »
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Study Shows Lifestyle Change Works In A Large National Healthcare System
A study conducted by researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and Emory University demonstrates that lifestyle change can be achieved in a large-scale healthcare setting and could be a model strategy for fighting diabetes nationally. [...] Read More »
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Study: Veterans Who Receive Prosthesis Prescription Within 1 Year Post-amputation Have Lower Mortality Rates
Veterans with lower limb amputations were less likely to die within 3 years of surgery if they received a prescription for a prosthetic limb within 1 year after amputation, according to data recently published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.“Time is of the essence,” said study author Jibby E. Kurichi, MPH, of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “It may be important that patients with amputations who are initially clinically appropriate for a prosthetic limb prescription be stabilized as soon as possible so that they might receive the prostheses in as timely a manner as possible.”
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SUBNETS Aims For Systems-Based Neurotechnology And Understanding For The Treatment of Neuropsychological Illnesses
DARPA seeks to develop new technology to enable near real-time measurement and analysis across brain systems to drive precise neural stimulation therapies Read More »
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Suicide 'Epidemic' In Army: July Was Worst Month, Pentagon Says
Even as the Afghanistan war winds down, suicides among troops are on the rise. Among all branches, the number is up 22 percent from a year ago, and July was the Army's worst month. Read More »
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Suicide Among US Veterans 22 Per Day, 3 Times National Rate: Report
A new official US study says that nearly 22 war veterans of the country commit suicide per day, an estimate that is almost 20 percent higher than the 2007 rate suggested by government’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). Read More »
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Suicide Among Veterans Receiving Less Attention Than Active-Duty Deaths
Many family members noticed dramatic changes in their loved ones after they returned from the war and before committing suicide. Read More »
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Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans
They are the casualties of wars you don't often hear about - soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds. Little is known about the true scope of suicides among those who have served in the military. Read More »
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