Military Seeks New Products to Halt Battlefield Bleeding
When a servicemember is injured on the battlefield, stopping the bleeding can be a matter of life and death. Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable combat-related deaths Full Article
View ArticleVA Hospital Targets DVT by Making Prevention the Norm
For a patient confined to a hospital bed, the biggest danger is not always the condition that brought them there in the first place. The very bed rest that is part of their treatment can lead to...
View ArticlePilot for Rural Vet Care Delayed and Limited in Scope
WASHINGTON, DC—In 2008, Congress authorized VA to implement a pilot program enhancing contract care for rural veterans. The law required that the program be well on its way within 120 days following...
View ArticleVA Considering Reviving Vietnam Vet Study 25 Years After First Effort
WASHINGTON, DC—Nearly 25 years ago, Congress directed VA to arrange for an independent, scientific study of the adjustment of Vietnam veterans, with the goal of providing an empirical basis for the...
View ArticleNo Proven Way to Prevent Alzheimer's Experts Say
BETHESDA, MD—While the last 20 years have provided important insights into the nature and pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cognitive decline, there is little evidence to support any of the...
View ArticleAHLTA Record Defended at Conference
ARLINGTON, VA—No current electronic heath record can perform the mission that the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) does, Full Article
View ArticleVA Looking to Standardize Pharm Rep Regulations Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC—A proposed regulation published last month in the Federal Register by VA will lay the groundwork for the nationwide standardization of how employees at VA facilities and pharmaceutical...
View ArticleCongress Questions CDC Report on Lead in DC Drinking Water
WASHINGTON, DC—A House subcommittee report released last month accuses CDC of using flawed data in basing its assertion in 2004 that the drinking water in Washington, DC did not contain harmful levels...
View ArticleThefts Highlight Data Security Problems at VA
WASHINGTON, DC—Two recent instances of VA information security breaches have attracted the attention of Congressional overseers who have concerns that the problem of VA data security—one that VA has...
View ArticleAnimal Model Facilitates Breakthrough Research Against Viruses
Scientists published a paper last month on the development of an animal model that showed the same disease signs that humans do when exposed to the Nipah virus. Full Article
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