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Department of Defense Updates from Walter Reed Army Medical Center

2008 NEWS ARCHIVE

Air Force Focuses on Brain Injuries

Program Leader Pledges Support for 'As Long as it Takes'

Hospital Robot Helps to Save Lives

Guard Develops Blast Injury Database

Hospital Robot Helps to Save Lives

Sailors Unite for Suicide Prevention

National Resource Directory Helps Wounded Warriors

Army Chief Partners with Medical Community

Bush Lauds Wounded Warrior for Serving Other Troops, Families

Program Plans Suicide-Prevention ‘Webinar’ for Grief Counselors

Post-Combat Coping Methods Vary, Troops Say

Civilians Get Up-Close Look At Naval Warrior Care

Conference Promotes Resiliency

Program Aids Airmen’s Recovery

Conference Promotes Resiliency

Program Addresses Wounded, Ill, Injured Servicemembers’ Needs

Defense Department Launches 'Wounded Warrior Diaries'

Army Top Medical Officer Discusses Progress

Combat Medic Training Evolves to Save Lives

Sailor Cooks up Right Recipe for Wounded Care

National Resource Directory to Help
Wounded, Families, Care-Givers

Cartwright Looks at Battlefield Care

Wounded Troops Enjoy Free Dinner

Changes to Medical Leave Act Benefit
Wounded Warriors, Families

San Antonio Family Support Center Gets Upgrade

Troop Support Group Launches New Web Site

Double Amputee Marine Wants to Stay in to Help Others

Wounded Corpsman Trades Alcohol, Pills for Marathons

Call Center Provides Assistance
To Wounded Marines

National Mental Health Groups
Sign on to Help Troops, Families

Vice Chairman Salutes Wounded Warriors
At Radio City Music Hall

Nation Will Remember Sacrifice

Ground Zero Evokes Emotions for General, Wounded Warriors

Veterans Get Free Health Exams at Redskins-Sponsored Clinic

Survivability Begins With Soldiers
On the Battlefield, Leaders Say

DoD, VA Collaborate on Disability Evaluation Pilot Program

Gates Emphasizes Warrior
Care in Veterans Day Message

Soldier Wounded in Iraq Defies Death Three Times

Hyperbaric Chamber to Study Traumatic-brain-injury Treatment

Treatments Sought for Warriors’ Psychological Care

Specialists to Help Injured,
Families Develop Plans, Goals

DoD, VA Share Records to Benefit
Wounded Warriors, Veterans

Defense Department Highlights Efforts in November

Chairman Works to Ensure Wounded
Get Care They Need, Deserve

Pay Change Puts More Money in Injured
Servicemembers’ Pockets

Officials Extend Survey Deadline
For Wounded Warriors, Families

Compensation, Benefits Handbook
Consolidates Warrior Care Info

Chairman Works to Ensure Wounded
Get Care They Need, Deserve

Officials Extend Survey Deadline
For Wounded Warriors, Families

Compensation, Benefits Handbook
Consolidates Warrior Care Info

Commissaries to Promote Warrior Care in November

Army, National Institute of Mental Health Begin Suicide Study

Creative Arts Festival Gives Wounded
Warriors Therapeutic Outlet

Gates Lauds Improvements in Wounded Warrior Care

Army Launches Effort to Hire More Wounded Warriors

Gates Promises Commitment to Wounded Warriors, Families

Army to Assess Soldiers’ Emotional, Mental Fitness

Free Depression Screenings Offered

Department Works to Give Military Families Coordinated Care

Pentagon Ceremony Recognizes Disabled Employees’ Contributions

Army Touts Transition Units' Success

AbilityOne Provides Jobs for Disabled

Health System Seeks Feedback

Recently Wounded Vets Sail Toward
New Recognition of Capabilities

Warrior Adventure Quest Helps
Soldiers Return to Normalcy

Recently Wounded Vets Get
Intro to Therapeutic Sports

Construction Starts on Rehab Center

'Virtual Iraq' Combats Horrors
Of War for Troops with PTSD

New Service Announced for Wounded Warriors, Families

Military Health System Prepares
More Online Mental Health Tools

Study Spurs Program Reassessment

Behavioral Experts to Help Vets

Army Invention Saves Severely Injured Servicemembers' Lives

U.S. General in Iraq Takes Measures to Prevent Suicides

Wounded Troops Increasingly Demand Assistive Technology

Treatment Approaches Expand With
Army's Commitment to Mental Health

Army Stresses Suicide Prevention

New Program Offers ‘Care for Caregivers’

Seeking Mental Health Care is Encouraged,
Army Psychiatrist Says

Center Achieves ‘Little Miracles’ in Treating
Soldiers With Combat Stress

Walter Reed Strives to Remove
Stigma from Mental Health Care

Medical Progress Inspiration Behind
Regenerative Medicine for Troops

Military Works to Eliminate Perceived
Mental Health Treatment Stigma

Joint Staff Evaluates Wounded Programs

Leaders Should Step Up, Receive
Mental Health Care if Needed

NCOs to Communicate Troops' Needs

Gates: NCOs Should Help Troops Seek Mental Health Care

Panel Evaluates Wounded, Family Care

Gates Announces Change to Security Clearance Question 21

DoD Changes Question to Encourage Troops to Ask for Help

DoD, VA Leaders Chart Way Ahead

Rand Report, Military Findings in Line

Wounded Say Medical Care on Right Track

Clinic Provides One-Stop Shop for Care

Agency Advances Prosthetics Research

Top Doc Cites Progress at Walter Reed

Army Moves to Treat Blast-Related Injuries

Military Health Care Rivals Private Industry

Cooperation, Attentiveness Keys to Success

Vice Chairman: Care Must Be 'Cutting Edge'

Center Gears Up for Mental Health, Brain Injuries

New Helmet Sensors to Measure Blast Impact

2007 NEWS ARCHIVE

VA Team Proposes Disability Process Changes

Bush, Commission Urge to Fix Troop Health Care

Army Makes Progress on Warrior Transition Units

Walter Reed Opens New Amputee Care Center

Bush Reaffirms Commitment to Wounded

Defense, VA Work to Integrate Health Records

Walter Reed Building Named for Combat Medic

Commission Urges Improvements to Military Care

Prosthesis Helps Keep Troops in the Fight

Volunteer Puts Experience into Recovery

Severely Wounded Troops Continue to Serve

Army's Medical Hotline Serves Soldiers, Families

Training System Gets Troops Back to Shooting | Video | Audio

Gait Lab Puts Amputee Troops Back in Step

Replicas Cut Time, Risk for Walter Reed Patients | Audio

Prosthetic Technician ‘Pulls’ for Troops | Audio

Army's Medical Hotline Serves Soldiers, Families | Audio

WRAMC Therapists Help Amputees Regain Skills

Attitude, Physical Therapy Turns Things Around | Audio

Leaders Have Restored Trust at Walter Reed

Military Amputees Get ‘World-Renowned’ Care

Medical Evaluation Process Getting Fresh Look

Walter Reed's Top NCO Gets Back to Basics

Army Officials Launch Wounded Warrior Hotline

Gates Committed to Fixing Walter Reed Problems

Walter Reed Leadership Changes Announced

Problems Could Damage Staff Morale

Gates, Pace Discuss Way Forward at Walter Reed  Transcript

Army Chief, Surgeon General Address Issues

Bush to Support Wounded Warrior Commission  Fact Sheet

Testimony Focuses on Fixing Health Care

Bush Introduces Commission to Review Care

Witnesses Testify about Bureaucracy

Army Sec. Resigns in Wake of Walter Reed

Bush Forms Commission to Review Care

Review Group Holds First Meeting

Patients Should Not Battle Bureaucracy

Officials Offer No Excuses, Only Changes

DoD Working on Patient-Care Issues