Prevention Overrides Risky Behavior Gene
A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor...
View ArticleThe DoD/VA Interagency Program Office: Making Strides for the Future of Health...
As joint initiatives develop between the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), the methods by which information is shared and exchanged are a critical component.
View ArticleMore Potential Infections at Miami VAMC
Washington—Another Department of Veterans Affairs facility has announced in April that it may have exposed patients to infection during the course of routine colonoscopies.
View ArticlePreventing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Back to Basics
No one who goes to the hospital expects to acquire a drug-resistant infection during his or her stay.
View ArticleProgress Notes
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY Tammy Duckworth returned last month to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a key site in her long recovery from wounds suffered in Iraq, to take the oath...
View ArticleYvette Roubideaux, MD, First Woman to Lead the Indian Health Service
WASHINGTON—Yvette Roubideaux, MD, became the first woman to lead the Indian Health Service when she was sworn in as the agency’s director on May 12.
View ArticleWounded Warrior Care
Washington—More support for the family caregivers of those injured in war is needed, a panel of wounded servicemembers and family members told Congress.
View ArticleMilitary Health System Confident That Years of Pandemic Planning Will Help it...
WASHINGTON—While news of the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus has caused widespread concern around the world, medical leaders in the military health system are confident that years of pandemic planning...
View ArticleDr. Margaret Hamburg Is New FDA Commissioner
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate confirmed Margaret Hamburg, MD, to lead the Food and Drug Administration last month. The unanimous confirmation came as no surprise considering the ease of her confirmation...
View ArticleFor Upper Limb Amputees, the Real Advances Lie in the Future
WASHINGTON, D.C.—There is no wound that more boldly speaks to a person’s service in the military than the loss of a limb. While they still draw stares from the general public, men and women confined to...
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