New VA clinic in Jefferson City to open Monday

New VA clinic in Jefferson City to open Monday

Jefferson City’s new Community-Based Outpatient Clinic opens Monday morning. The Department of Veterans Affairs facility, at 3430 W. Edgewood Drive, will increase the clinic footprint from 7,625 square feet to 10,476. The opening comes after a half-mile move...
Army Vet Sues 3M, Alleging Tinnitus from ‘Defective’ Earplugs

Army Vet Sues 3M, Alleging Tinnitus from ‘Defective’ Earplugs

Months after popular manufacturer 3M reached a more than $9 million settlement to resolve allegations it supplied the U.S. military with defective earplugs, a former Army sergeant has filed his own lawsuit, claiming the gear left him with hearing damage and a constant...
V.A. Seeks to Redirect Billions of Dollars Into Private Care

V.A. Seeks to Redirect Billions of Dollars Into Private Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to shift billions of dollars from government-run veterans’ hospitals to private health care providers, setting the stage for the biggest transformation of the veterans’ medical system in a generation. Under proposed...
How is the partial government shutdown affecting FDA?

How is the partial government shutdown affecting FDA?

The ongoing partial federal government shutdown has meant staff furloughs and some delayed routine services by the FDA, excluding fee-funded activities. The medtech industry hasn’t been complaining about it yet, but time will tell, according to some experts. “Agency...