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VA ER care: Staab vs Shulkin. April 8, 2016 is the important date

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Laura

The Secretary now has an inkling of what it feels like to have a bucket of  excrément  thrown at him by the VA.  I’ve read the VAOIG’s completely one-sided overblown gossipy report (LINK), and his lawyers worthy rebuttal.  Nevertheless, his Chief … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, CAVC/COVA Decision, Complaints Department, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, Important CAVC/COVA Ruling, non-va care, OIG Entertainment, Uncategorized, VA Attorneys, VA Health Care, vA news | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

VA “Secure” Messaging–major cloud fail or worse?

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Laura

My husband asked me to send a message via myHealthy vet to his VA PC doc about something he is waiting for from the Physical Therapy department.  This screenshot was the first warning that all was not well with the … Continue reading →

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Prominent NYU nephrologist takes an interest in Agent Orange (AO)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Laura

The FASEB Journal, 1 April, 2014   April 1, 2014  https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-0402ufm  Publisher:  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology  (The photo below is from a different interesting project.) Dr. Jerome Lowenstein wrote a well-rounded essay, Agent Orange and Heart Disease: Is There a Connection? (LINK to … Continue reading →

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Sunday evening–shutdown woes

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Laura

Here we go again.  The last shutdown rested with the GOP tea party.  Now it’s the Dems refusing to fund the CR because of their Dreamers cause, as Sen. Blumenthal recently spoke to.   Last night I did my civic duty … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Laura

The count down to the Times Square traditional ball dropping will begin soon.  I think this photograph on Instagram is a cheerful sight.  The New Year has already been welcomed in many parts of the world and our U. S. Eastern … Continue reading →

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‘Twas…

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Laura

…the night before Christmas and not everyone is home with family, including thousands in the active military.  Perhaps the most unique group of Americans away from home this week are the International Space Station (ISS) crew members on Mission 54.  … Continue reading →

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Interesting topics

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Laura

Silvia and Frank have forwarded links to some research and news items that are relevant to our concerns at asknod. From Silvia, this 2009-2007 report is about jet guns (or jet injectors, if you prefer) written from an animal health … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, AO, Food for thought, General Messages, Guest authors, Jetgun Claims evidence, Medical News, vA news, VA Secretaries, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

1967 Jet gun recruit parade and other images

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Laura

Finally, some images that Silvia emailed a while ago, I can now post. THIS IS A GRAPHIC color photo.  These large gaping wounds are the result of serious injuries. VIETNAM, 1967. 8TH FIELD AMBULANCE. A SHRAPNEL WOUND BEFORE DEBRIDING (REMOVAL … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Food for thought, General Messages, Guest authors, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Jetgun Claims evidence, medical injections, Military Madness, Uncategorized, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

A worthy noninvasive technology to detect liver diseases

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Laura

HCV METAVIR fibrosis staging:  My old Marine suffered mightily when he was subjected to a “blind” (not ultrasound or CT guided) liver biopsy given by a resident at a teaching hospital.  The resident had to make several passes to get … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day in DaNang, 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Laura

Whether veterans are celebrating Veterans’ Day Friday or on Saturday, I hope the holiday is harmonious despite the awful strangeness of having President Trump honor veterans while in DaNang.   It seems like the last place on Earth where our president … Continue reading →

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