The health risks faced by first responders in the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires mirror those of 9/11 firefighters. To prevent history from repeating itself, we must implement proactive health monitoring, better…
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Read More: Dealing With the Effects of Post Traumatic Stress: Have You Considered Virtual Reality Therapy to Treat PTS?As both the Veterans Administration (VA) and outside medical professionals and facilities look to expand access to mental health services to reach an even greater number of veterans and subsequently lessen the…
Read More: Ensuring Rural Veterans Recieve the Mental Health Care They NeedThe current global health crisis has presented a complex set of intersecting challenges unlike any witnessed in the history of humankind. COVID-19 has shaken the pillars of our humanity and, in the…
Read More: With light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, an opioid epidemic re-emergesAmericans proudly place importance on thanking those who have served our country in defense of our freedoms, but we also must recognize that we have an obligation to many whose lives have…
Read More: Injured veterans deserve the promise of technologies like exoskeletons: Achilleas Dorotheou and Chris MeekAs the stigma surrounding mental health has continued to lessen in recent years, more of an emphasis has been placed on suicide prevention and as a result a number of programs have…
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