By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., has joined forces with Concerned Veterans for America and Veterans for Common Sense to put a halt to the VA’s purchase of luxury artwork. Citing the 70,000 veterans who continue to face “unreasonable delays” when attempting to obtain medical care from the embattled agency, Buchanan is working to […]
By Debbie Gregory. A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to pay claims for emergency care reimbursements could open the financial floodgates and cost the VA over $10 billion. The case, filed by Richard W. Staab, appealed a December 6, 2013, Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision that denied Staab reimbursement […]
By Debbie Gregory. A 76-year-old former Navy gunner killed himself outside a Long Island Veteran Affairs facility after allegedly being denied treatment for mental health issues. The tragedy unfolded at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Peter Kaisen, a retired police officer from Islip, New York, shot himself in the parking lot outside Building 92, […]
By Debbie Gregory. More than 40 members of the U.S. military have contracted the Zika virus this year in countries where it is present, government officials said; among them a pregnant woman, for whom Zika can be particularly dangerous. The cases, which include active duty, National Guard and reserve personnel, were acquired outside of the […]
By Debbie Gregory. When it comes to veteran disabilities, tinnitus comes in at number one. Over 150,000 veterans were diagnosed with tinnitus in 2015, and nearly 1.5 million veterans are currently receiving disability benefits for it. While the ringing, hissing, or other sound in the ears or head associated with tinnitus present affects at least […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has made a lofty promise to Veterans: by December, they will have same-day access to primary care appointments and mental health services at the VA. McDonald, who was hired in the wake of a scandal over appointment wait times that led to the resignation […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Military Family Care Residency Program brings together military physicians and allied medical personnel with their civilian counterparts to provide top-notch healthcare to their patients. Each year, 42 residents go through the program, which lasts three years. Each class has 14 participants—eight military members and six civilians. To be accepted into the […]
By Debbie Gregory. French drugmaker Sanofi has reached a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to develop a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus. A vaccine to combat Zika, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological disorders, is currently not available. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint […]
By Debbie Gregory. In his final State of the Union address, President Obama put Vice President Biden in charge of a new national effort to end cancer as we know it. The goal of this “Cancer Moonshot” is to double the rate of progress toward a cure – to make a decade of advances in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Thanks to advances in medical technology, researchers have begun to study the effect of PTSD on the brain, with researchers focusing specific attention on the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the region of the brain key to distinguishing between safety and threat, and also the ability to store and retrieve memories. A recent […]
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