Veteran Health Care
Researchers Think They’ve Found the Cause of Gulf War Illness
Researchers think it’s caused by exposure to the nerve agent sarin. Which is what the vets have been saying for decades now. Thanks to ninja for sending this one in. From Military.com; After nearly 30 years of trying to prove a theory — that an environmental toxin was responsible for sickening roughly 250,000 U.S. troops […]
Benefit Thief Thomas Wayne Hudson Passes
Thomas Wayne Hudson One of our ninjas sends us the sad news that Thomas Wayne Hudson, the disabled vet of walking protest fame has died. His mission to highlight “the abuses that veterans endure” by walking from Las Vegas to Washington DC garnered attention back in 2016. While a worthy cause, his credibility as a […]
Vets agencies probe stolen valor
I failed to find the real meat in this article but thought I would post it since it does touch on the topic of Stolen Valor and mentions a case that we published here at TAH. Apparently, the agency in Greenfield, MA is pursuing a potential case of stolen valor but do not provide details. […]
MDMA Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presents a health problem for which currently available treatments are modestly effective. Here is the report of the findings of a “randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site phase 3 clinical trial” to test the efficacy and safety of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy for the treatment of patients with severe PTSD, including those with common […]
VA finally accepting claims related to SW Asia service burn pits
Many people were exposed to burn pits while in the sandbox and have had lingering, unexplained health effects since. It’s been an uphill battle, but the VA is now accepting claims on a presumptive basis. KoB sends in this Fox News article; Veterans who claim they were made sick from the toxic smoke emanating from […]
Brief News From the VA
If you’re getting medical care or prescriptions from the VA’s medical section and you’ve been paying a co-payment, you should get a letter from the VA regarding those copayments. Don’t toss it out. You may be getting some money refunded. Per the letter I received: You will be receiving a refund from the Department […]
Regarding Returning Vets
How is the VA health care system going to handle a post-pandemic load of new patients after this one is over? And if many employees are nearing retirement, how is that going to be addressed? This article takes a look at the impending problem, but mostly just asks questions without answering them. Please note that […]
PTSD Treatment?
FDA-regulated study shows promise for using marijuana to treat veterans with PTSD Todd South The first FDA-regulated, placebo-controlled, double-blind study on smoked cannabis among veterans with diagnosed PTSD revealed improvements among those receiving doses with higher levels of THC, an active component in the herbal drug. Published March 17 in the journal PLOS ONE, the […]
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