VA to issue photo ID cards to veterans starting in November
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is set to issue a hard-copy photo ID to any honorably discharged veteran who applies for one. On July 20, 2015, then-President Obama signed into law the Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015, which allows veterans to apply...
Manus Medical wins $10m DoD contract
Surgical supplies company Manus Medical has won a $9.9 million contract with the US Department of Defense to supply it with medical equipment, according to a DoD release. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Readers sound off: Problems at the VA with transparency, efficiency
A USA TODAY Network investigation revealed that for years, the Department of Veterans Affairs didn’t address misdeeds by staff members that put patients at risk. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar… SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful
If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won’t be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu.Instead, he can just walk downstairs and pick up the pills, part of a little-known perk open to every member of...
Loyola Medicine to acquire MacNeal; Tenet seeks to sell 3 other Chicago-area hospitals
Loyola Medicine plans to buy MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, further expanding its reach while adding another name to the list of suburban hospitals snapped up by Chicago-area health systems. It also marks the beginning of the end of Tenet Healthcare Corp. in Chicago. The...
A century-old vaccine vial sheds light on one of medicine’s enduring mysteries
A 115-year-old vaccine vial has provided an important clue in the search for an answer to one of medicine’s enduring mysteries: What went into the world’s first vaccine? SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Breaking the Stranglehold of Calcified Federal Acquisition Policies
Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, thinks government ought to be able to take advantage of the robust world of online marketplaces (think Amazon or EBay). Thus, he has included in the House version of the 2018 defense authorization bill a...
Can the US Repair Its Health Care While Keeping Its Innovation Edge?
The United States health care system has many problems, but it also promotes more innovation than its counterparts in other nations. That’s why discussions of remaking American health care often raise concerns about threats to innovation. SOURCE – READ...
New Arkansas clinic staffed by VA; facility joins shift away from contractor-run services for vets
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System has opened a new outpatient clinic in Mena, staffed entirely with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs personnel. One of 16 community-based outpatient clinics in the state, the new Mena clinic is the most recent in the...
Yale researchers to study nondrug treatments for veterans
A new federal initiative will support three projects at the Yale School of Medicine and nine other projects designed to investigate nondrug treatments for pain in military personnel and veterans. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...