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Social Skills Training for Veterans with Schizophrenia Changes Lives for Better

BALTIMORE-- For many veterans with schizophrenia, deficits in social skills commonly associated with the disorder can make maintaining relationships and achieving personal goals extremely challenging....

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What Is the Role of Immune Dysfunction in Schizophrenia? VA Researchers Seek...

SAN ANTONIO — Can cytokines, the signaling proteins secreted by immune system cells, offer a way to prevent development of schizophrenia in susceptible individuals or keep psychosis from occurring in...

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Bill Seeks to Remove Barriers Keeping Military Medics from Getting Civilian Jobs

WASHINGTON — While military medics have been hailed for their bravery and lifesaving skills on the battlefield, many are out of work once they leave the military.

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VA, DoD Leaders Questioned About Handling Influx of New Veterans in System

WASHINGTON — How exactly does the VA plan to address its claims backlog problem with a wave of new veterans entering to the system? Can DoD and VA handle the needs of the influx of returning troops...

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New Law Provides Last Resort Healthcare to Camp Lejeune Contamination Victims

WASHINGTON — With the signing of a new law, healthcare was made available to veterans and their families affected by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, NC, during a 30-year period.

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Army: Forensic Psychiatry No Longer Used for PTSD Disability Evaluations

WASHINGTON — The Army will no longer use forensic psychiatry to evaluate soldiers diagnosed with PTSD in the disability evaluation system, military officials announced. The announcement came after a...

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Pain is weakness leaving the body

“Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – Anonymous I do not think it is possible to spend any time in the military without hearing this quote at least once. A friend recently purchased a T-shirt at the...

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VA Study Urging Watchful Waiting for Early Prostate Cancer Sparks Controversy

MINNEAPOLIS — New research out of the Minneapolis VAMC finds that radical prostatectomy does not significantly reduce the risk of death in prostate cancer patients, when compared to observation over...

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Potential Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs for PTSD Patients is Under Review

FORT DETRICK, MD — In the wake of a memo from Assistant Secretary of Defense Jonathan Woodson, MD, expressing concern about potential over-prescription of antipsychotic drugs for treatment of...

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VA Says It Loud and Clear, Patients Will Get Prosthetics Ordered By Their...

WASHINGTON — It should always be what the doctor orders.That was the message that VA delivered to a House subcommittee concerned about procuring the best prosthetics for patients who need them.

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