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VA prescription crackdown raises new concerns
Congressional representatives and veterans advocates raised concerns that VA physicians may now be underprescribing opioids as VA hospitals and clinics move to crack down on their use for chronic pain and mental health conditions.
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DoD: U.K. received live anthrax from Army lab
The number of facilities that received shipments of live anthrax from a U.S. Army laboratory has grown to 68.
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Sexual orientation added to military’s non-discrimination policy
The policy change gives gay and lesbian troops the same protections against discrimination as civilian equal employment opportunity programs.
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AMA: No medical reasons to bar transgender troops
The AMA voted on a resolution saying transgender people should be allowed to serve and be provided health services at the same medical standards that apply to nontransgender personnel.
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Breast pumps, nursing supplies to be covered by Tricare
Tricare will begin covering the cost of breast pumps and lactation counseling services for new moms starting July 1.
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South Korean airman on U.S. base tests positive for MERS
The airman, a chief master sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force, is hospitalized off base and is not displaying any symptoms of the respiratory disease.
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Senate pushes for expansion of VA Choice
A new law changed the VA Choice Program to ensure that veterans within 40 miles of a facility can access medical care if their nearest VA facility has limited services.
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DoD personnel make up majority of those taking anthrax preventives
More than two-thirds of the 31 laboratory technicians taking preventive medicine for anthrax in the widening Defense Department bio-lab safety failure are Defense Department workers stationed in South Korea.
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Tricare drug co-pays would rise under Senate plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft 2016 defense authorization bill alls for increasing co-payments on all brand-name prescriptions starting in 2016
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Birth injury lawsuit revives Feres debate
A district court says a Navy child’s family cannot sue the government over the injuries the child suffered when it was born.
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VA prescription crackdown raises new concerns
Congressional representatives and veterans advocates raised concerns that VA physicians may now be underprescribing opioids as VA hospitals and clinics move to crack down on their use for chronic pain and mental health conditions.
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DoD: U.K. received live anthrax from Army lab
The number of facilities that received shipments of live anthrax from a U.S. Army laboratory has grown to 68.
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Sexual orientation added to military’s non-discrimination policy
The policy change gives gay and lesbian troops the same protections against discrimination as civilian equal employment opportunity programs.
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AMA: No medical reasons to bar transgender troops
The AMA voted on a resolution saying transgender people should be allowed to serve and be provided health services at the same medical standards that apply to nontransgender personnel.
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Breast pumps, nursing supplies to be covered by Tricare
Tricare will begin covering the cost of breast pumps and lactation counseling services for new moms starting July 1.
-
South Korean airman on U.S. base tests positive for MERS
The airman, a chief master sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force, is hospitalized off base and is not displaying any symptoms of the respiratory disease.
-
Senate pushes for expansion of VA Choice
A new law changed the VA Choice Program to ensure that veterans within 40 miles of a facility can access medical care if their nearest VA facility has limited services.
-
DoD personnel make up majority of those taking anthrax preventives
More than two-thirds of the 31 laboratory technicians taking preventive medicine for anthrax in the widening Defense Department bio-lab safety failure are Defense Department workers stationed in South Korea.
-
Tricare drug co-pays would rise under Senate plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft 2016 defense authorization bill alls for increasing co-payments on all brand-name prescriptions starting in 2016
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Birth injury lawsuit revives Feres debate
A district court says a Navy child’s family cannot sue the government over the injuries the child suffered when it was born.
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VA prescription crackdown raises new concerns
Congressional representatives and veterans advocates raised concerns that VA physicians may now be underprescribing opioids as VA hospitals and clinics move to crack down on their use for chronic pain and mental health conditions.
-
DoD: U.K. received live anthrax from Army lab
The number of facilities that received shipments of live anthrax from a U.S. Army laboratory has grown to 68.
-
Sexual orientation added to military’s non-discrimination policy
The policy change gives gay and lesbian troops the same protections against discrimination as civilian equal employment opportunity programs.
-
AMA: No medical reasons to bar transgender troops
The AMA voted on a resolution saying transgender people should be allowed to serve and be provided health services at the same medical standards that apply to nontransgender personnel.
-
Breast pumps, nursing supplies to be covered by Tricare
Tricare will begin covering the cost of breast pumps and lactation counseling services for new moms starting July 1.
-
South Korean airman on U.S. base tests positive for MERS
The airman, a chief master sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force, is hospitalized off base and is not displaying any symptoms of the respiratory disease.
-
Senate pushes for expansion of VA Choice
A new law changed the VA Choice Program to ensure that veterans within 40 miles of a facility can access medical care if their nearest VA facility has limited services.
-
DoD personnel make up majority of those taking anthrax preventives
More than two-thirds of the 31 laboratory technicians taking preventive medicine for anthrax in the widening Defense Department bio-lab safety failure are Defense Department workers stationed in South Korea.
-
Tricare drug co-pays would rise under Senate plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft 2016 defense authorization bill alls for increasing co-payments on all brand-name prescriptions starting in 2016
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Birth injury lawsuit revives Feres debate
A district court says a Navy child’s family cannot sue the government over the injuries the child suffered when it was born.
