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Posted inAging

Cooper, national leaders respond to ravaged veterans nursing homes, look ahead for solutions

by Thomas Goldsmith July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis The 36 deaths of North Carolina veterans in state veterans nursing homes have gotten the attention of Gov. Roy Cooper, whose spokesman says he’s moving to hold accountable the private management company that has run the homes for 22 years. “The men and women who bravely served our nation […]

shows three empty hyperbaric oxygen treatment chambers, they look like large tubes that you can lay down in.
Posted inMilitary Health

A new treatment could benefit vets with PTSD and brain injury, lawmakers want insurers to reimburse for it

by Emily Davis July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
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Posted inMilitary Health

A Veteran and His Dog: A Story of Mental Health Recovery

by Taylor Knopf November 12, 2018November 13, 2019
Posted inMilitary Health

For Rural Veterans, New Approaches to Health Care

by Pew Trusts August 24, 2017September 19, 2017
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Posted inConsumer News, Featured, Medicare, Prescription Drugs

Drug Industry Lobbyists & Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Drug Costs

by Editor October 18, 2016October 17, 2016
“I think it’s just heart-opening, is really what it is,” said music therapist Jay Brown, seen here with client Bobby Joe Keever. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inFeatured

Music therapy cuts through barriers of the heart

by Taylor Sisk April 29, 2016November 24, 2021

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