In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
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Prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in crimes committed by veterans.
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Women&#39;s bodies have become part of the terrain of conflict, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Rape and sexual abuse are not just a by-product of war but are used as a deliberate military strategy, it says.
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Doctors are testing a new therapy aimed at helping soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder by having them repeatedly relive the trauma of the battlefield.
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There was a time when the trauma unit at the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center in Willowbrook was state of the art - if you wanted to train to become a war medic.
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Protection of wounded combatants is a basic rule in the universally accepted treaty on warfare applying to the U.S. investigation of the videotaped fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi combatant, international legal experts said Tuesday. But there is debate on whether self-defense could apply.
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To boost troop strength, the Army and Marine Corps are issuing more "moral waivers," allowing in more soldiers with criminal records and other problems
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The ferocious battles of the last three days could open the way to wider conflicts. But there may be both more and less than meets the eye.
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Advances in treatment of horrific battlefield injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan that have saved the lives of many U.S. soldiers who would have died in previous wars may yield valuable techniques for treating civilian trauma victims, military doctors said.
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Some 30,000 kids have been used as fighters. Reestablishing a normal life can be difficult.
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Those rallying to keep open the doors of a hospital trauma unit serving a poor, violence-plagued neighborhood of Los Angeles have hit upon a more potent argument than mere dollars and cents.
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The Army will begin teaching combat lifesaving instruction during basic training to enable soldiers to give critical medical care to wounded comrades on the battlefield.
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An expert panel said Thursday that it was unclear which treatments could help combat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Veterans of earlier fires are sharing practical lessons on recovery and rebuilding.
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For years Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been the essential stop for injured and maimed soldiers. But a just-opened center in Texas is now the rehab facility to beat
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Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
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In the context of the clinical demolition of Fallujah where an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi was shot by a US Marine, there are deaths that pierce the soul in a way that even that death in a war zone cannot.
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An examination of cases of fatal domestic violence and child abuse indicate wartime pressures have complicated the Pentagonâs efforts to change their current system.