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Some docs miss test results with electronic records
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lab results sent directly to doctors' computer screens sometimes get lost in a flood of other alerts, according to a new study. Researchers, who surveyed over 2,500 doctors at U.S. veterans hospitals, found that doctors...Tags: Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine, Electronics
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The veterans benefits backlog
It is shameful that veterans of the United States military have to wait months, and sometimes more than a year, to begin receiving the benefits they are owed after their years of service. Yet that is the case. Almost 900,000 veterans across the...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Parkinson's Disease, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Electronics
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Salem Veterans Hospital gets furry friend
WDBJ7 ReporterTom gets his own wheelchair, can roam the halls as he wishes. He's the most popular guy on the third floor of building two at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salem. We're talking about Tom the cat. The VA introduced Tom to the floor as a form of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Korean War vets invited to dinner
In honor of the veterans of the “forgotten war,” a dinner is to be held for Korean War veterans May 16 at the Pasquerilla Conference Center. The second Armed Forces Dinner, sponsored by the local Armed Forces Event Committee, is free for...Tags: Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Korean War Veterans Association reminds students to apply for scholarship
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA local Korean War veterans association wants to remind aspiring college students about two scholarships that have been offered for the last several years. V. Joseph Startari, scholarship committee chairman of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Education, Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teaching and Learning
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Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan wars will keep mounting
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will ultimately cost between $4 trillion and $6 trillion, with medical care and disability benefits weighing heavily for decades to come, according to a new analysis. The bill to taxpayers so far has been $2 trillion,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Afghanistan, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Medical Research
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Veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center learn about services
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comDeputy Secretary Richard Lane of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs spoke to incarcerated veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Wednesday about services available to them. Various organizations made themselves available to the...Tags: Veterans Day, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Air Force, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Mikulski faults VA for errors — 40 years too late
After reading your recent article on efforts to reduce errors on disability claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, I find it sad but also somewhat amusing that Sen. Barbara Mikulski is making such a fuss about bringing better care to...
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Rare form of macular degeneration dims man's sight but not his work ethic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Driving to his company's Granger office one day, Niel Makielski noticed the telephone poles along the road seemed to be warping as he passed them. The chief of his company's small maintenance department and a "fix-it" guy all his life,...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Macular Degeneration, Retraining, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Employment Opportunities
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Infertility, Iraq War (2003-2011), Osteoporosis, Women's Health, U.S. Army
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Mikulski, VA secretary pledge added staff, training in Baltimore
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's worst performer in processing disability claims, will receive more employee training, an influx of senior staff and a new digital processing system ahead of schedule, under a...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress
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William D. "Doug" Harrison, 63
William Douglas "Doug" Harrison, 63, of Charles Town, W.Va., died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Friends will be received Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home in Charles...
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