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VA Emergency Care good news: Staab v Sec. Shulkin

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

Thanks to Frank’s helpful eyeballs, I have some good news to report about the veteran emergency care benefit that has been withheld since 2010. Sec. Shulkin has had a change of heart.  Last week he held that the Staab case … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW TODAY @ 1600 (L)

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

For those of you who enjoy that Habitat for Humidity steam room feel with  clammy, sweaty skin, and insist on living on the East Coast to relish it all summer, I salute you. I lived in that world for 18 … Continue reading →

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Nurse tip to me: hospital socks: “throw them out!”

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

Reason:  they are full of dangerous germs you don’t want to bring home. I believed her and trashed lots of them during my recent hospital stays. I spent a week in the hospital post colon rectal surgery and another week … Continue reading →

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MR. ENSMINGER: “What the hell?”

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

The name, Sargent Jerry Ensminger, will be familiar to veterans following the Camp Lejeune tragedy through the film, or the Janey Ensminger Act, which honors his deceased child. On January 21, 2017, he participated in the public CAMP LEJEUNE COMMUNITY … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s disease and HCV research

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

 We know that HCV and Parkinson’s Diseases are epidemics in the veteran community.  There is some new research that readers might want to know about.  I’m copying the text of a response to a large study with citations to three … Continue reading →

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Can VA chaplains help fill the gap of too few mental health workers?

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

Most, or perhaps all VA hospitals, employ VA chaplains and have a chapel. This one at the Baltimore VA is an uplifting space.  Chaplains are trained to work with all faiths in addition to their connection to their home denomination … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Food for the soul, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, Uncategorized, VA Health Care | 3 Comments

VA-issued sharps disposal container

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

Update:  On 11/3/16 (Link) I wrote A few weeks ago I pricked my finger on my old Marine’s used blood glucose lancet tip.  It hurt. My careless error because I didn’t buy a sharps bin when he recently started testing. … Continue reading →

Posted in DM II, Food for thought, General Messages, Guest authors, HCV Health, Uncategorized, VA Health Care | 1 Comment