Pentagon Ends Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Military Service Members
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth cited medical autonomy and religious freedom in the decision to drop the long-standing flu vaccine mandate.
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Pentagon Ends Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Military Service Members
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth cited medical autonomy and religious freedom in the decision to drop the long-standing flu vaccine mandate.
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VA TelePulmonology Expands Care for Veterans
Remote respiratory services enable Veterans to receive guided therapy and specialist consultations from home.
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VA/DOD Asthma Guidelines Prioritize Inhaled Steroids
Updated VA/DOD asthma guidelines prioritize inhaled steroids while rejecting air filtration devices.
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Airborne Toxins Trigger Unique Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Veterans
Veterans with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins show a marked increase in sinus mast cells.
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Solutions in Critical Care Ventway Sparrow Portable Ventilator
Available from Solutions in Critical Care, the Inovytec Ventway Sparrow series provides lightweight, durable ventilation solutions for adult and pediatric patients in various healthcare settings.
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Hidden Lung Particles Found in post-9/11 Veterans
Burn pit exposure in veterans correlated with increased anthracotic pigment burden measured by microscopy in lung tissue biopsies.
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella Cases Decline in Military Healthcare
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella cases in US military healthcare system beneficiaries declined from 2019 through 2024.
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Deployed Military Veterans Had 55% Higher Asthma Risk
American military veterans deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan had a higher risk of asthma, chronic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, and nasal polyposis compared with non-deployed peers.
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HHS to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Veterans Affairs to Layoff 80,000
The Dept of Health and Human Services will slash its full-time federal workforce by 10,000 employees, while the Dept of Veterans Affairs plans to layoff 80,000 workers.
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Three Dräger Ventilators Obtain ATO Certification from DoD
Dräger’s Evita V800/V600, Babylog VN800, and the Savina 300 series of mechanical ventilators obtained Authority to Operate (ATO) certification under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF).
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Johns Hopkins to Lead $18M Effort to Develop Portable ECMO System
A project aims to create a new type of ECMO device and system capable of rapid deployment to support wounded military personnel.
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Getinge Servo Ventilators Receive Official Cybersecurity Clearance From the US Defense Health Agency
Getinge’s Servo ventilators can now be purchased by the US Department of Defense and operate within their strict networking environments.
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Post-acute Recovery Center Model Tied to Reduced Mortality in Veterans
Veterans who received care via the Post-acute Recovery Center (PARC) model after a serious illness experienced fewer deaths and more days outside of the hospital compared to those not enrolled in PARC, according to data presented at ATS 2024.
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VA Provides Info for Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) updated its website with information about potential exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits during military service.
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US Army to Purchase Ventway Sparrow Ventilators
Inovytec Inc has signed a contract to supply the United States Army with its Ventway Sparrow Robust MILSTD, a lightweight, invasive/noninvasive ventilator.
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US Veterans Living in ‘Redlined’ Areas Had Higher CVD Rates
US military veterans who lived in ‘redlined’ neighborhoods were 14% more likely to suffer from an adverse cardiac event like a stroke or heart attack.
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VA, NIH Launch Study of Gulf War Illness
The VA is studying the chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness, a disease that includes respiratory dysfunction and affects about one-third of US veterans who served in the Persian Gulf.
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US Military Personnel Retain Dust in Lungs
US military personnel who were deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq may have been exposed to significant amounts of dust and other respiratory hazards, leading to persistent respiratory symptoms and diseases like asthma and bronchiolitis.
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Medline Contracted by Dept of Veterans Affairs
The Dept of Veterans Affairs has re-contracted Medline as the sole distributor of non-pharmaceutical medical supplies for the VA’s Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy program.
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Medline Awarded VA Contract to Provide Medical Supplies to US Veterans
Medline will be the sole distributor of non-pharmaceutical medical supplies for the VA’s Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) program.
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FDA Approves Naloxone Auto-Injector for Exposure to Ultra-Potent Weaponized Opioids
Kaleo’s Naloxone Auto-injector 10 mg received FDA approval and is intended for military personnel facing the potential threat of exposure to synthetic opioids on the battlefield.
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US Army COVID Vaccine Effective Against Variants
An investigational COVID-19 vaccine being developed and trialed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research demonstrated positive results against SARS-CoV-2 variants in a study of monkeys and in a phase 1 clinical trial in humans.
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Somnoware Awarded FedRAMP Authorization
Somnoware, a cloud-based platform for enhanced respiratory care management, today announced that it has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Agency Authorization through a Department of Veterans Affairs sponsorship.
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Veterans Push for Medical Marijuana in Conservative South
North Carolina lawmakers could pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and allow veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other debilitating conditions to use it for treatment.
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