Health Care News
How We Disrespect Servicewomen
Monday, November 17, 2014 | Category: Health Care - National
Since 1988, U.S. military clinics and hospitals around the world have been prohibited by the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing abortion care except if the pregnancy endangered the woman’s life or if she was pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Until 2013 when the ban on using DOD funds was lifted, a servicewoman who was raped, became pregnant, and wanted to terminate, would have to pay out of her own pocket for all related care.
Veterans Find Help From Horses
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | Category: Health Care - National
Robert PIper thinks: "...if members of congress and the senate look into equine-assisted activities for veterans, we would see a lot of positive progress. There are a few bills out there in congress looking to make equine-assisted activities more accessible to veterans. One bill called, "H.R. 1705 Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries" is looking to provide members of the military access to equine therapy. Another bill, "H.R. 4977: COVER Act" is also looking to research the effectiveness of alternative therapies such as equine-assisted activities."
Social Security Administration Announces New Expedited Disability Process for Veterans
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 | Category: Health Care - National
The SSA unveiled a new initiative to expedite disability claims by veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation rating of 100% Permanent & Total (P&T). Under the new process, Social Security will treat these veterans’ applications as high priority and issue expedited decisions, similar to the way the agency currently handles disability claims from Wounded Warriors.
Women with Traumatic Amputations: Prosthetic Care for a Unique Population
Sunday, December 1, 2013 | Category: Health Care - National
Recent military conflicts and the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing increased awareness of women with traumatic amputations, a historically small patient population compared to men. According to Amputee Coalition statistics, females account for only about 20 percent of people in the United States with traumatic amputations. Treatment factors differ.
VA Stops Releasing Data On Injured Vets As Total Reaches Grim Milestone [EXCLUSIVE]
Friday, November 1, 2013 | Category: Health Care - National
In December 2012, it was reported that the Veterans Administration had treated more than 900,000 servicemen and women from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan in their hospitals and clinics. The monthly rate of new patients to these facilities was around 10,000.
The Lethality of Loneliness: We Now Know How It Can Ravage Our Body and Brain
Monday, May 13, 2013 | Category: Health Care - National
U.S. Army psychologist Major Paul Lester is working with Cacioppo and Hawkley testing their social-cognition curriculum on Army bases. The classes hone soldiers’ social skills and teach platoon leaders how to better spot the lonely in their ranks and help them fit in better. Soldiers’ lives are full of social disruption, including transfers from base to base and other significant continuous changes. Reports suggest that people who have gone through the training fall prey to post-traumatic stress disorder less often.
VA Launches New Women Veterans Health Care Initiative
Sunday, August 26, 2012 | Category: Health Care - National
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a Women Veterans Health Transformation Initiative to achieve health equity and improve the environment of care.