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VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of putting them in nursing homes
May 26, 2018
Patricia Kime | The Washington Post
Ralph Stepney’s home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming front porch and large rooms, with plenty of space for his comfortable recliner and vast collection of action movies. The house is owned by Joann West, a licensed caregiver who shares it with Stepney and his fellow Vietnam War veteran Frank Hundt.
“There is no place that I’d rather be. . . . I love the quiet of living here, the help we get. I thank the Lord every year that I am here,” Stepney, 73, said.
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There are 3,142 counties in the US. This one has zero veterans.
May 24, 2018
Karen Jowers | Military Times
Veterans live in all but one of the 3,142 counties across the U.S., according to a recent data analysis ― only the smallest in the nation comes up short.
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Report: Some states, regions buck trend of good economic news for veterans
May 16, 2018
Karen Jowers | Military Times
The overall uptick in the national economy may be good news for most veterans, but some states are bucking that trend, according to a new report from researchers at Purdue University.
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VA lets doctors use telemedicine to cross state lines
May 12, 2018
Jessie Bur | Federal Times
Veterans Affairs healthcare providers will now be able to use telehealth and virtual technology to administer care to patients in other states, despite licensing restrictions, the VA announced May 11, 2018.
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Psychedelic drug provides relief for veterans with PTSD
May 9, 2018
J.D. Simkins | Military Times
A psychedelic party drug continues to show promise as a treatment option for patients with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study shows.
The study, published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal earlier this month, found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy or molly, dramatically reduced PTSD symptoms in study participants.
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- Mental Health
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In veterans, even a mild case of traumatic brain injury is linked to an increased risk of dementia
May 7, 2018
Karen Kaplan | Los Angeles Times
Mild traumatic brain injury may sound like an oxymoron, along the lines of "jumbo shrimp" or "random order." But a new study shows that mild TBIs can have serious consequences for military veterans by raising their risk of dementia.
Researchers who examined the medical records of more than 350,000 Americans who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan found that men and women who experienced at least one mild TBI were more than twice as likely as their uninjured peers to develop dementia after they retired from the military.
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- Mental Health
- Physical Well-Being
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Study finds post-9/11 combat service negatively impacts veterans' education
May 4, 2018
San Diego State University | Phys.org
A new study analyzing administrative U.S. Army data not available to the public discovered that post-9/11 military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated "substantial economic costs" for combat veterans.
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Shoulder-fired weapons can cause traumatic brain injuries, study finds
May 1, 2018
J.D. Simkins | Military Times
Military personnel who have trained with heavy weaponry may have been exposed to blasts that cause traumatic brain injury, a newly published study claims.
Emerging evidence presented in a May Center for New American Security report suggests that extensive use of shoulder-fired weapons like the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, the M72 LAW or the AT4 exposes service members to “overpressure” of the brain, the effect when a blast wave traveling faster than the speed of sound causes a ripple of the skull, generating additional pressure on the brain.
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- Mental Health
- Physical Well-Being
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Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
April 19, 2018
Brandon May | Clinical Pain Advisor
A number of factors, including chronic pain co-occurring with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain interference, may predict suicidal ideation and violent impulses in US veterans with chronic pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.
For this study, data on pain variables, traumatic brain injury (TBI), clinical diagnoses, drug abuse and suicidal ideation were collected through self-reports of 667 US veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and active-duty personnel with chronic pain who had served in these organizations since September 11, 2001.
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Suicide risk rises with quick repeat deployments, study shows
April 19, 2018
Maggie Fox | NBC News
Soldiers are more at risk of suicide when they’re repeatedly deployed with six months or less between rotations, and when they’re sent to war too soon after they join the service, new research shows.
Such quick turnarounds have become common as the U.S. sends combat troops to Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Of the 1.3 million or so active duty military personnel, about 160,000 are permanently stationed overseas, according to the federal government’s Defense Manpower Data Center.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
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