FDA's Approval Process Doesn’t Assure Safety of Moderate-Risk Medical...
WASHINGTON — An FDA process for approving some medical devices, in use for the past 35 years, lacks the ability to reliably screen new products for safety and effectiveness prior to their release.
View ArticleTRICARE Currently Tied to Medicare Rates Threatened by Debt Deal
WASHINGTON — Military beneficiary groups and physician groups are watching closely how Medicare rates will fare under the deal on the debt ceiling that was agreed upon by Congress last month. Because...
View ArticleSurgical Errors Dropped Significantly at VA; Safety Training Program Credited
WASHINGTON — Surgical errors have declined significantly at VA facilities nationwide, while the reporting of close calls has increased, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by VA...
View ArticleLong Wait Times for Mental Health Care Continue to Plague VA
WASHINGTON — Poor coordination and staffing problems were identified as major factors in veterans’ receiving inadequate care at Atlanta VA Medical Center mental-health clinics, according to a VA...
View ArticleStudy: Common Medication Given for PTSD Has No Benefit
WASHINGTON — An antipsychotic medication commonly used by VA to treat combat-related PTSD has been found to have no discernible benefit. Patients taking the drug risperidone (Risperdal) did no better...
View ArticleA Sea Change for Military Medicine: Walter Reed Joins Navy Medical Center in...
WASHINGTON — A new chapter in military medicine is set to begin this month with the opening of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
View ArticleArmy Urgently Seeks More Substance-Abuse Counselors for Troubled Soldiers
WASHINGTON — With wars that have gone on for almost a decade, the Army has more soldiers with substance-abuse problems than it can handle and is trying to expedite hiring counselors to help bring the...
View ArticleAdvocate Returns to the Army to Support Soldiers Needing Medical Care
WASHINGTON — Clyde Foster may have retired from the Army after 26 years of service, but, as an Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) advocate, his service to his country has not stopped.
View ArticleThe prayer that has been mine for 20 or more years
“The prayer that has been mine for 20 or more years, that I might be permitted in some way or sometime to do something to alleviate human suffering, has been answered!” – Walter Reed (1851-1902) This...
View ArticleNeurotransmitter Discovery Could Lead To Treatments for Mental Disorders
For years, researchers have been working to discover which cellular processes allow humans to learn and store memories, and how these processes are compromised by diseases such as schizophrenia and...
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