Overhaul Urged in Care for Soldiers
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A presidential commission examining the care given to wounded U.S. service members yesterday recommended "fundamental changes"  aimed at simplifying the military's convoluted health-care bureaucracy and overhauling the veterans disability system for the first time in more than half a century.
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President Bush yesterday urged Congress to pass legislation overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence operations, saying the reform bill is necessary to &quot;strengthen the safety of our citizens and defend our nation from harm.
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The commander of the Army's leading medical facility acknowledges problems in outpatient treatment but said the hospital is working to address the concerns of patients and their families.
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Up to one in 14 soldiers may be unfit for active service through sickness or injury, MoD figures suggest.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs should overhaul its outdated system of compensating former military personnel for disabling injuries they suffered during their service, the Institute of Medicine recommended yesterday.
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The Selective Service is updating contingency plans for a draft of health care workers in case of an emergency that overwhelmed the military's medical corps.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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President Bush said Wednesday that the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded U.S. troops and helping them move back into military or civilian life.
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Under pressure from lawmakers for  better treatment for U.S forces serving in Iraq and  Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to increase survivor benefits  for families of service members killed in war, a Pentagon  official said on Monday.
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U.S. troops returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer "daunting and growing" psychological problems -- with nearly 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines and half of the National Guard members reporting symptoms -- but the military's cadre of mental-health workers is "woefully...
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Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care
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US troops injured in Iraq have required limb amputations at twice the rate of past wars, and as many as 20 percent have suffered head and neck injuries that may require a lifetime of care, according to new data giving the clearest picture yet of the severity of battlefield wounds.
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Thousands of U.S. troops with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened.
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Leading doctors ask for an independent inquiry into the quality of care of severely injured patients.
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President Bush today ordered a "comprehensive review" of care for wounded service members and announced that he is setting up a new bipartisan commission to conduct it, as the administration sought to deal with reports of festering problems in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Des Browne responds to claims of neglect for UK troops with a pledge of better medical treatment.
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The U.S. Army will start training all soldiers on Wednesday to recognize signs of post-traumatic stress and seek help when needed, but it still lacks the mental health resources to treat those troops.