We Need to Normalize Talking About How the Brain Responds to Severe Stress in the Military Community The fact that our brain's "survival mode" encodes memories so strongly, clearly and vividly also creates vulnerability to...
'That's Our Land': Homeless Veterans in LA Hail Court Ruling Ordering VA to Use Campus for Housing The class-action suit was filed in November 2022 by the nonprofit Public Counsel law firm on behalf of 14 unhoused and...
Misconceptions About PTSD Hurt Job-Seeking Veterans, Former Top Enlisted Adviser Says The 15th Sergeant Major of the Army thinks educating employers would have a significant impact on veteran employment.
'Major Setback': Advocates, Veterans Decry Federal Rejection of Ecstasy for Treatment of PTSD The decision is a blow to patients who have treatment-resistant, post-traumatic stress disorder, advocates say.
MDMA Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Gets Backing from Lawmakers, Advocates as FDA Raises Questions An effort to get FDA approval for the treatment, which has been studied for nearly a decade in the U.S., is growing after a...
Navy Had Record High Suicides So Far This Year Amid Reports of High Stress, Quality-of-Life Issues The Navy reported a record number of suicides in the first quarter of 2024, again drawing attention to the myriad issues...
PTSD VA Ratings: What You Need to Know See what you need to know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), VA ratings and symptoms of PTSD. Read now.
PTSD Doesn't Mean You're Weak, or a Monster "Having PTSD means someone suffered trauma and is experiencing a natural reaction to it. There shouldn't be any stigma...
Veterans and PTSD: What Military Families Should Know The first step to helping a loved one cope with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is research.
Ms. Vicki: 4 Myths Your Service Member Believes About PTSD Sometimes they think they're weak. Or crazy. Or used goods. Here's why getting help is a good idea.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
