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It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This couple can't wait
npr.org/2024/04/03/1240724195/pentagon-outsource-healthcare-tricare
Defense Health Agency shifting toward a telehealth culture: Naomi Escoffery of the Defense Health Agency talks about areas where the Military Health System is ...
modernhealthcare.com/digital-health/defense-health-agency-naomi-escoffery-telehealth
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It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This couple can't wait
npr.org/2024/04/03/1240724195/pentagon-outsource-healthcare-tricare
Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.
propublica.org/article/how-federal-government-fails-stop-syphilis-babies-pregnancy
Prescriptions for soldiers, families scrambled by cyberattack: The Defense Health Agency said hackers hit the nation’s largest commercial prescription processor ...
expressnews.com/news/article/military-clinics-cyberattack-pharmacies-18684587.php
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Trump’s White House clinic improperly handed out narcotics, report finds: Shoddy practices by the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration risked ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/trump-white-house-medical-unit-drugs-improper/
Quick Glance: Scandal: Improper Medication Distribution at White House
- The White House Medical Unit faced significant problems with pharmacy operations and provided care to ineligible staff before the Biden administration, per a damning Defense Department report.
- Complaints about improper medical practices prompted a lengthy investigation.
- Records for Schedule II drugs were mismanaged and mixed inventories were reported.
- Handwritten records from the Trump administration were riddled with errors and illegibility, according to the report.
Military abortion travel policy Tuberville objects to costs only $1 million a year, analysis claims
al.com/politics/2023/11/military-abortion-travel-policy-tuberville-objects-to-costs-only-1-million-a-year-analysis-claims.html
Pentagon abortion policy Tuberville objects to would cost only $1M a year, study says
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-abortion-policy-tuberville-objects-cost-1m-year/story
Cops Warned of Maine Shooting Suspect's Declining Mental Health in May: In May, family members of Maine gunman, Robert Card, contacted the sheriff’s office ...
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cops-warned-maine-shooting-suspect-mental-health-declining-1234866420/
Quick Glance: Warnings about armed Robert Card, who threatened a shooting
- Documents reveal that local sheriffs in Maine were informed about concerns regarding Robert Card.
- Concerns about Card were documented by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office from May to mid-September.
- Card's ex-wife, Cara Card, told a deputy that Card recently acquired 10-15 handguns/rifles from his brother.
- The family stated that they believed Card would seek medical treatment.
Dirty surgical tools a problem at San Antonio VA hospital, BAMC: After reports of sterilization problems at Brooke Army Medical Center, the South Texas VA ...
expressnews.com/business/article/va-bamc-sterilization-problems-18493272.php
Navy veteran Dr. Jason Souza breaks new ground to treat wounded warriors at Ohio State
dispatch.com/story/news/military/veterans/2023/11/10/ohio-state-surgeon-a-veteran-himself-treats-wounded-warriors/70561891007/
Defense Health Agency reorg to add hundreds of jobs in San Antonio: The Defense Health Agency isn't moving its D.C.-area headquarters, but a reorganization is ...
expressnews.com/business/article/defense-health-agency-reorg-add-hundreds-jobs-san-18436185.php
Paid articlePaid Defense Health Agency denies it's moving HQ to San Antonio: The DHA says it's considering consolidating operations that are already in San Antonio ...
expressnews.com/business/article/dha-in-sa-18424117.php
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Nebraska researchers awarded $24.5 million contract to develop radiation protection drugs
omaha.com/news/local/business/health-care/nebraska-researchers-awarded-24-5-million-contract-to-develop-radiation-protection-drugs/article_c7000dba-50c1-11ee-b768-637d12abc524.html
The famed Wilford Hall Medical Center meets the wrecking ball: The Air Force hospital, a San Antonio icon, was the birthplace of dozens of medical innovations ...
expressnews.com/news/texas/article/wilford-hall-demolition-memories-lackland-18283806.php
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Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity: After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally ...
apnews.com/article/military-obesity-pandemic-army-covid-404bbc1a67408d390a7d462f1ecbef75
The Case for Less Political Reporting: Why broader news coverage could lead to a better-informed population
theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/04/the-case-for-less-political-reporting/673710/
Fetterman’s disclosure of depression helping chip away at stigma of mental health
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/03/20/sen-john-fettermans-depression-treatment-helps-break-down-barriers/70021712007/
Ukraine to get powerful uranium tank rounds, and Moscow is not happy: Russia, which has already seen substantial tank losses on the battlefield in Ukraine ...
businessinsider.com/ukraine-powerful-depleted-uranium-tank-rounds-moscow-not-happy-2023-3
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Russia will "react" if the UK sells uranium ammunition to Kiev: Putin
- "The United Kingdom... announced not only the supply of tanks to Ukraine, but also shells with depleted uranium."
- Putin was responding to a written response from Annabel Goldie, the UK defence minister, who was asked if "any of the ammunition currently being supplied to Ukraine contains depleted uranium"
- She answered on Monday, saying that "alongside our granting of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, we will be providing ammunition including armour piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium."
- Its weight makes it ideal for use in armour piercing bullets, allowing them to easily penetrate steel.
Orange County pharmacist sentenced to 15 years for her role in $11 million scheme
ocregister.com/2023/04/03/orange-county-pharmacist-sentenced-to-15-years-for-her-role-in-11-million-scheme
Rockford Youth Poet shines light on the health care system as a daughter of immigrants
chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rockford-youth-poet-health-literacy-20230306-vsxggaw6s5hsvkxrnzbh3pkw7a-story.html
What It’s Like to Retire in Brussels: A former member of the U.S. military moved to Belgium to help care for his granddaughter. It turned out to be a great place ...
wsj.com/articles/retire-brussels-belgium-expats-11668196626
Paid articlePaid 35 percent of military families face limited access to psychiatrists: Those who lived in places with both low incomes and high income inequality were more than ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/01/16/military-mental-health-access/
Congress Clears Military Bill Repealing Vaccine Mandate for Troops: Passage of the $858 billion bill by the Senate sends the annual military policy measure to ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/15/us/politics/defense-bill-vaccine-mandate-senate.html
Military recruiters face new challenges after Iraq, Afghanistan, pandemic: Despite being one of only nine states without an active duty military base ...
startribune.com/military-recruiters-face-new-challenges-after-iraq-afghanistan-pandemic/600243538/
House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill Repealing Vaccine Mandate for Troops: The legislation would rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate in defiance of the ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/politics/house-defense-bill-coronavirus-vaccine.html
Quick Glance: The House has passed a defense measure that repeals the military Covid vaccination mandate.
- On Thursday, the House voted to allocate $858 billion in national defense expenditures and to repeal the US military's Covid vaccination mandate.
- The bill was passed with broad bipartisan support, with a vote of 350 to 80. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which defines the policy agenda and authorizes funds for the Department of Defense, was approved by House members.
- House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy stated in a statement Tuesday night, "the end of President Biden's military COVID vaccine mandate is a victory for our military and for common sense."
Vet sues over coverage denial for daughter gender transition: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. military veteran and his daughter filed a lawsuit on Monday ...
apnews.com/article/health-lawsuits-maine-portland-veterans-2cbbdf42f0c8289844668c3de22d395d
Congress Poised to Repeal Covid Vaccine Mandate for Troops in Military Bill: Republicans and Democrats agreed to roll back the requirement as part of an $857 ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/06/us/politics/vaccine-mandate-defense-bill.html
Navy to open clinic after claims of lingering health issues one year after Hawaii fuel leak
thehill.com/policy/defense/3746855-navy-to-open-clinic-after-claims-of-lingering-health-issues-one-year-after-hawaii-fuel-leak/
Defense Department health plan Tricare drops 15,000 pharmacies from network: About 27% of all pharmacies in the Tricare network are no longer covered ...
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/11/06/tricare-pharmacies-dropped-defense-department-health-plan/8260295001/
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Pentagon Releases Policy Details Protecting Reproductive Rights in Military: The Pentagon's new policies focus on preserving privacy, protecting health care ...
newsweek.com/pentagon-releases-policy-details-protecting-reproductive-rights-military-1753663
Orange County pharmacist convicted of role in $11 million healthcare fraud: Tricare, the U.S. military’s health care plan, ultimately paid more than $11 million ...
ocregister.com/2022/11/23/orange-county-pharmacist-convicted-of-role-in-11-million-healthcare-fraud
New randomized trial tests e-mail alerts to stop risky opioid prescribing: Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reported new ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-randomized-trial-e-mail-risky-opioid.html
Summerville chiropractor pleads guilty to health care fraud conspiracy: Heather Lambert, an owner and chief executive of Atlantic Coast Integrated Medicine on ...
postandcourier.com/business/summerville-chiropractor-pleads-guilty-to-health-care-fraud-conspiracy/article_c796a184-f2fe-11ec-8786-c3d92d532bb5.html
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