Medicare Outpatient Premiums Stay Flat

" WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Sept. 19, 2008 -- Medicare beneficiaries' out-of-pocket costs for doctor visits and other outpatient services won't rise next year, only the sixth time in the history of the program they've remained stable, government...

Walter Reed 'Tip of Iceberg'; White House Vows to Do Very Little

So Bush's answer to the Walter Reed hospital scandal, in which wounded veterans are mistreated or ignored, is to conduct a "full inquiry". In other words, form a panel to tell us, a year from now, what we already know: that the White House neglected to care for soldiers...

Changed Assignments With Someone Who Did Not Want To Go

ARMY / MILITARY / INTERROGATION / SUICIDE

Sacked Venugopal 'stunned n' upset'

"The recommendation to remove AIIMS Director P Venugopal from his post left the noted cardiologist 'stunned', prompting him to stay indoors to avoid the probing media."

Turned away from AIIMS, patient dies

"Resident doctors shut down emergency services and the Outpatient Department at AIIMS today in protest against the resolution passed by the institute's governing body to remove the director, Dr P Venugopal."

US Re-Deploys Sick Soldiers on Meds

Both Army and Marine medical officers admit that some troops suffering from combat-induced psychological problems are being returned to war zones with a supply of medications. An absolute minimum of 10 percent of those returning home from war zones has a mental health...

Ailing vets overwhelm system

After returning from war zones, many face a new fight for benefits.

Hell of war still haunts Iraq vets

As fight drags on, questions are being raised about the true cost. Many struggle with mental health disorders and homelessness.

Combat veterans, families invited to forum on PTSD

PTSD means Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan may be suffering from this. During the Vietnam War some of the cases can only be described as EXTREME.

the suicide trend of veterans after they return home

It happened with Vietnam Veterans and with Falklands Veterans. Is it starting to happen with Iraq Veterans and Afghanistan Veterans?