Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Trying to Stem the Tide of EOD Technician Suicides

By Debbie Gregory. They’re trained to disarm improvised explosive devices. Neutralize chemical threats. Even render safe nuclear weapons. Explosive Ordnance…

8 years ago

Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance Providing Free Medical Marijuana to CA Vets

By Debbie Gregory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called U.S. abuse of prescription narcotics the worst drug…

8 years ago

Army to Reconsider Discharge of Paralyzed Green Beret

By Debbie Gregory. The Army is reconsidering the case of Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Brumit, a Green Beret who was…

8 years ago

Can Changes at the Wounded Warrior Projects Save the Non-Profit?

By Debbie Gregory. On the heels of a lot of bad press, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is making a…

8 years ago

Survival Rates Improving For Wounded Soldiers

By Debbie Gregory. Despite the rising severity of battle injuries from increasingly lethal weapons, some 92 percent of soldiers wounded…

8 years ago

Moving in the Right Direction to Reduce Veteran Homelessness

By Debbie Gregory. Veterans are homeless for different reasons and have different needs, but one thing that every homeless veteran…

8 years ago

McDonald Promises Veterans Same-day Appointments for Health Care

By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has made a lofty promise to Veterans: by December,…

8 years ago

Military Status Could Give Veterans a Chance Instead of a Cell

Most veterans are strengthened by their military service, but in many cases, the combat experience has left veterans with Post-Traumatic…

8 years ago

Senate Advances Proposal to Help Veterans with Mental Trauma

By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Senate recently passed, on a voice vote, a proposal by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., to…

8 years ago

Proposal to Grant Full Practice Authority to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing a rule to grant full practice authority to Advanced…

8 years ago