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Md.'s House delegation demands fixes at Baltimore VA office from Shinseki
Maryland's U.S. House delegation met Wednesday with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to keep pressure on the agency to fix problems at the troubled Baltimore office and follow up on promises for improvement. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, a Southern...
Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Steny Hoyer, Baltimore County, U.S. Congress, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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Caregiver spouses of veterans get needed attention, support
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va."He's going to yell, he's going to throw a fit and then he's going to be OK. But people don't know that. I have had to pull them to the side (in public places) and say (during outbursts) 'Sorry, it's his PTSD." She is Charity Ritchie, the face of a...Tags: Human Interest, Iraq, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Behavioral Conditions, Social Issues
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Confederate flags fly again at VA hospital in SD
HOT SRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Confederate flags are flying again at a southwestern South Dakota veterans hospital, upsetting two patients who first complained about the flags and then say officials allowed them to complete a hospital program early....Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Arts and Culture, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Problem Solver: Updates on bills for eyeglasses and MRIs, and furniture delivery
For Diana Sanchez, the first part of her fight is over, but she's not finished with her quest to get reimbursed for her new eyeglasses. Sanchez and her husband, first featured in the March 24 column, paid $725.98 for two pairs of specs in January at J....
Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., MRI (imaging), Jon Yates, Medical Procedures and Tests
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VA to target claims older than one year
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.A local veterans organization is skeptical about a recent decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs target claims older than a year for completion by 2015. Veterans whose claims fall in that time frame will be given a provisional rating and will have...Tags: Salem (Salem, Virginia), Eric Shinseki
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House committee chair seeks accountability at Atlanta VA after deaths
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs' Committee called for discipline for executives at Atlanta VA Medical Center in light of a report blaming three veterans' deaths on pervasive mismanagement of mental health patients. "Somebody in the VA...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Suicide, Psychiatry, David Scott, Thomas E Price
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Highlights of the VA inspector general report on Pittsburgh Legionnaires' outbreak
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA report by the Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General issued on Tuesday found the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System did not follow its guidelines in combating the deadly Legionella bacteria. An outbreak of the bacteria from February 2011 and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Water Supply, Pittsburgh, Pneumonia
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Inspector general finds Pittsburgh VA system failed to follow Legionnaires' guidelines
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPittsburgh VA Healthcare System did not follow its own guidelines in combating the deadly Legionella bacteria, according to a long-awaited investigative report on an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Pittsburgh hospital system. The report...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, Pneumonia, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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8-hour meeting weighs ideas on homelessness
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.About 70 people jammed into the Bloomington City Council chambers Monday to discuss a regional approach to preventing and ending homelessness in south-central Indiana. The crowd thinned to about 45 toward the end of the eight-hour gathering -- the first...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Prisons
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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...
Tags: Tammy Duckworth, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Iraq, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Hunting, fishing licenses free for disabled vets
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Disabled military veterans can receive free hunting and fishing licenses on or after March 1 under a new state law. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says hunters or anglers just have to show proof of eligibility...
Tags: Fishing, Hunting, Physical Disabilities, Lifestyle and Leisure
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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: Internists, Science and Technology, Research, Medical Specialization, Medical Procedures and Tests
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