Traditional police training lacks practical tools for handling mental health crises, leaving officers underprepared. New research provides a promising avenue for addressing this gap using VR training by immersing officers in realistic scenarios.
The Uniformed Services University鈥檚 (USU) Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) is creating a comprehensive holistic health approach program tailored for the U.S. Space Force.
Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, former commander of U.S. Special Operations who oversaw the SEAL Team Six raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, has donated $1 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center to support its research program focused on Gulf War Illness (GWI), as well as mental health programs for veterans.
Cadet Wright is a Reserve Officers鈥� Training Corps (ROTC) program member and a senior studying Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). She鈥檚 combining her two passions of serving her country and nutrition by learning how to properly meet soldiers鈥� dietary needs.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) calls on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Undersecretary for Health, Shereef Elnahal, to correct his inaccurate statement made under oath about Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) practice during a House Committee on Veterans鈥� Affairs hearing.
Maryland's largest health system honors military veterans with lighted displays as part of national initiative Operation Green Light for Veterans.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) joins the nation on Veterans Day honoring and thanking the nation鈥檚 military veterans for their bravery and service to our country.
Surgeons at the forefront of trauma and critical care surgery discussed at a recent news conference the urgent need to make quick access to blood more widely available to injured patients before they arrive at a hospital.
Veterans are more likely than non-veterans to work in the healthcare field
By: Stephen Stone | Published: November 6, 2024 | 10:31 am | SHARE: From education to employment, many veterans are proving their disciplined military training translates to quality performances in college and the workforce.A national report on the academic success of student veterans using the post-9/11 GI Bill confirms that a large percentage of student veterans are achieving high GPAs and excelling in many majors.
Face the Fight, a collaboration of organizations committed to reducing veteran suicide, has awarded the grant to Vets4Warriors, a program at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care that offers around-the-clock support to veterans.
The Vet Smiles Program at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine provides free dental care to veterans in Essex County, Nj
Researchers from the George Washington University and the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center have published a landmark case report that signifies a potential breakthrough in the treatment... ...
Negative emotions may help explain the link between insomnia and dangerous drinking, according to a small study involving veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The findings provide new insight into why insomnia might be linked AUD. Insomnia symptoms are highly prevalent in people with substance use disorders (SUDs). Among veterans with AUD, for example, almost 2 in 3 experience insomnia.
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have received a three-year, $4.5 million grant from the Department of Defense to study cervical spine injuries in military personnel.
C. William Schwab, MD, FACS, FRCS (Commander, USN), will receive the Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution Award at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California.
Case Western Reserve University researchers are investigating a new approach to treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in military Veterans.
Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP), a unique training and referral program that connects service members, veterans, and their families to trained civilian mental health providers in their communities, is expanding its reach to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in Fiscal Year 2025. Developed in 2011 as a collaboration among the Center for Deployment Psychology of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Military Family Research Institute of Purdue University, Indiana National Guard, and other partners, SBHP fills the gaps in the behavioral health support system available to National Guard (NG) members.
Binghamton University, State University of New York Psychology Professor Christopher R. Bishop is part of a collaborative research team that recently received a four-year grant from The Department of Defense to investigate the underlying cause of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
A regional partnership allowed active-duty military critical care nurses to complete rotations of standard 12-hour shifts at a civilian trauma center, enhancing their clinical readiness relevant to both combat medicine and general hospital care.
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