Government/Military

Government/Military

November 11th – Veterans Day

November 11th – Veterans Day

November 11 is a day to celebrate and honor the millions of Americans, of all races and genders, who served this country with honor as veterans of the US military - today is Veterans Day!  It is time to recognize the veterans who are living with the “signature wound”...

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Link: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

Link: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

In the early 1990s, during the Gulf War, advances in weaponry and medical knowledge meant that injury, not death, was of foremost concern – included in this was brain injury, caused by both physical or chemical injury.  In response, in 1992, Congress created the...

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New Technology, Same Problems

New Technology, Same Problems

Last year, I reported on the secondary danger that can arise from using the shoulder-launched heavy artillery Carl Gustaf.  Carl Gustaf has a twin though – heavy artillery known as SMAW…  and, just like with Carl Gustaf, SMAW is strong enough both to blow up a tank...

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Hit by Dementia on the Battlefield

Hit by Dementia on the Battlefield

Last year, I reported on the correlation between traumatic brain injury and dementia.  Specifically, I linked to a study that found that those with a TBI had a 4.5 percent greater risk of dementia (in some studies, this percentage is a bit lower).  While terrible,...

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Trump Gives Credit to Caregivers

Trump Gives Credit to Caregivers

“Trump donates his presidential paycheck to VA caregivers,” read the headline on The Military Times website yesterday, May 17, 2018.   Specifically, the President’s quarterly paycheck of $100,000 is the first check that the President has donated to the VA (earmarked...

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Other Resources

Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, established 2001

Co-chaired by:
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-FL)

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Other Resources

Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, established 2001

Co-chaired by:
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-FL)

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Select Patient Information:

Archives