Increased Screening Might Explain Higher Prostate Cancer Rates in Air Force...
While the rate of prostate-cancer diagnoses in active-duty servicemen has increased over time, higher rates of screening may be responsible, not a greater incidence of disease, according to a new study.1
View ArticleCoordination, Quality Focus Makes VA Cancer Care as Good or Better than...
WASHINGTON — VA oncology care was found to be some of the best in the nation, according to a new study looking at older men treated for cancer at VA facilities.
View ArticleUnplanned Pregnancies Among Deployed Women Affect More Than Mother and Child;...
Unintended pregnancies among deployed women in the U.S. Armed Forces create not only a significant challenge for the mother-to-be but also can impact troop morale and readiness, according to the author...
View ArticleStudy Seeks Strategies to Help Mothers Maintain Family Relationships During...
WASHINGTON — How are military women who deploy to theater handling separation from their children?
View ArticleWho Is More Likely to Develop PTSD? Women Have More Sexual Trauma; Men Have...
The ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are enabling researchers to learn more about a question that has plagued them for decades: Is there a difference between men and women who serve in the...
View ArticlePsychiatric Care Provided in Theater Seeks to Contain Mental Health Issues
WASHINGTON — Mental health providers interviewed every single member of a 900-plus member Marine battalion that had sustained heavy losses in Afghanistan, as part of their reintegration upon return...
View ArticlePhysical Ailments Begin Immediately After Deployment in Young Veterans with...
WASHINGTON — Young veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are diagnosed with PTSD or substance-use disorders (SUD) are more likely to suffer from a host of physical ailments, particularly...
View ArticleCongress Considers Renewed Funding for Difficult Task of Preparing for...
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials can prepare for all manner of health threats — biological, radiological, chemical or nuclear — but it is the threat that the country does not see coming that most...
View ArticleSexually-Transmitted Diseases Rise Among Deployed Troops, In Line with...
WASHINGTON — Sexually-transmitted diseases are on the rise in troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study which recommends more screening and health education.
View ArticleGod is in the details
“God is in the details.” - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) I recently took a two-week cruising vacation with my family on our sailboat “Family Knot” (Gemini 105Mc). Our goal was to circumnavigate...
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