WVNG doctor bridging gap between veterans, medical practitioners

WVNG doctor bridging gap between veterans, medical practitioners

In a large lecture hall on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, West Virginia National Guard Col. Todd Fredricks greeted students with a smile of gratitude as they entered the room Nov. 2, 2017. As each chair in long line of rows begins to fill, the...
Medical consultants and the VA weigh in on medical marijuana

Medical consultants and the VA weigh in on medical marijuana

New York is the latest state to join 27 others with providing PTSD patients with medical marijuana as a treatment option. For the last two years, dispensaries and alternative medicine clinics, in Oregon have been supplying medical marijuana to PTSD patients with a...
A veteran’s guide to navigating health care after service

A veteran’s guide to navigating health care after service

Post-military life can be a flood of decisions, from finding a new career to choosing how, or if, you want to cut your hair. While health care isn’t always a top priority, it’s among one of the most significant and confusing decisions military families...
VA study shows Vietnam parasite may be killing vets

VA study shows Vietnam parasite may be killing vets

A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet: Test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. SOURCE...
Preparing our Practitioners: CJTF-HOA Hosts Tropical Medicine Course

Preparing our Practitioners: CJTF-HOA Hosts Tropical Medicine Course

Medical personnel from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, assigned to both Camp Lemonnier and the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Surgeon Cell, along with medical professionals from Djibouti and the German Army, collaborated with the Navy...