Posts Tagged ‘medical-center’
Hood massacre suspect being moved to jail
BELTON, Texas — The officer charged in the Fort Hood massacre is being processed to move to the Belton County Jail as he faces a June 1 hearing at the post. Defense attorney John Galligan says doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio gave Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a "discharge physical" Wednesday evening. Hasan was not included [...]
NRC Fines VA Over Radiation Therapy
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center was hit with a $227,500 fine by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday for poor care in a prostate cancer program that resulted in 97 veterans getting incorrect doses of radiation. Go here to see the original: NRC Fines VA Over Radiation Therapy
Doctors perform first hand transplant in DOD
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Cattle blood used in treatment experiments
A South Dakota bio-tech firm is using blood byproducts from cattle to develop new ways of treating injured soldiers on the battlefield.The technology could also save lives after natural disasters such as the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, company executives say."It could help a lot of people in mass casualty situations where blood loss and wounds [...]
Astronaut Visits Warrior Transition Brigade
An astronaut who has logged more than 950 hours in the space shuttles Discovery and Atlantis visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Warrior Transition Brigade. See more here: Astronaut Visits Warrior Transition Brigade
Attorney for Hasan moves to delay mental eval
FORT WORTH, Texas — An attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said Monday he wants his client’s mental evaluation delayed citing a potential conflict of interest with the exam panel.Army officials previously appointed a three-member board of military mental health professionals to [...]
Top Army doc: No clues before Hasan shooting
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — In the wake of a mass shooting at an Army post in which a military psychiatrist is charged, the service’s top doctor acknowledged his service needs to improve how it manages medical officers, including using more candor in reviewing their officers’ performance.But Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, the Army’s [...]
USO Plans Family Centers at Bethesda, Belvoir
USO officials plan to build family centers at the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Md., and Fort Belvoir, Va., to continue the USO's tradition of bringing troops a piece of home. Continued here: USO Plans Family Centers at Bethesda, Belvoir
Air Force Studies Brain Injuries
An Air Force study at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio hopes to determine if hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise in treating patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries. Read more: Air Force Studies Brain Injuries
Health center named for Navy astronaut
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — Officials say a one-of-a-kind federal health care center will be named after an astronaut who was commander of the Apollo 13 mission.The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will officially open in October next year.Two facilities in North Chicago will combine to create a health care center that will cater [...]
