They Said the Rise in Military Suicide Is a Mystery. Traumatic Brain Injury May Be an Answer. Veterans who have had a head injury are at higher risk for suicide, but these deaths can be prevented, experts say.
Traumatic Brain Injury Bill Calls for Sweeping Changes in Military Health Care, Training, Safety to Protect Troops The 46-page bill comes amid growing evidence that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just...
Newly Approved Rapid Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Could Speed Up Treatment for Troops The diagnostic test was developed by Abbott Laboratories and an arm of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command...
Evidence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Shooter who Killed 18 in Deadliest Shooting in Maine History An Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had evidence of traumatic brain injuries, according to a...
Prison Inmates Raise Service Dogs for Disabled Veterans Puppies Behind Bars offers fully trained service dogs for free.
Risk of Brain Cancer Higher in Troops with Moderate to Severe Brain Injuries, Large Study Shows But the retrospective study of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans found no association between brain cancer and mild traumatic...
VA to Fund Research on Using MDMA, Psilocybin to Address Mental Health Disorders in Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting applications from researchers to study the use of MDMA, psilocybin and other...
Surge of Middle East Attacks Left 21 Troops Injured, Most with Traumatic Brain Injuries More than 20 U.S. troops stationed across the Middle East were injured in drone and rocket attacks last week, with most...
Air Force Will Review Thousands of Discharges Related to Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD Following Legal Settlement The service consented to the reviews as part of a settlement in a nationwide class-action lawsuit -- Johnson v. Kendall --...
DoD Seeking Caregivers, Military Family Members for Study on Consequences of Brain Injuries in Troops The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence is conducting a 15-year study on the effects of traumatic brain injury on...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
