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More troubles at Tomah VAMC (WI)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Laura

This time the fear concerns bloodborne pathogens which may have been spread by a dentist with very dirty work habits. The headline from USA Today:  VA dentist resigns after hundreds possibly infected (LINK). On Tuesday, Victoria Brahm, acting medical director at … Continue reading →

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ACA allows the sale of health insurance across state lines–so what’s the problem?

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Laura

Many people without group health insurance, VHA, Tricare/Champa, Medicare or Medicaid are dreading the Obamacare marketplace enrollment deadline in December. Why? Because interstate competition did not take off and premiums are rising. Health insurance premiums should have dropped because private … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING 2016–YOU CAN GET ANYTHING YOU WANT…

Posted on November 24, 2016 by asknod

…At Alex’s Restaurant. No Thanksgiving in a foreign land in 1970 was complete without someone dragging out a scratchy Arlo Guthrie Alice’s Restaurant vinyl and replaying the story about the 8 1/2 by 11 glossy color photos. We had no … Continue reading →

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Old Navy T-Day menus

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Laura

Happy Thanksgiving Day!  I put together a little pdf booklet of twelve vintage Navy menu’s served to sailors on Thanksgiving Day from 1900-1950.  Maybe someone you know served on these ships.  The menus didn’t change much. To view, click link … Continue reading →

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VA rats fighting emergency care CAVC ruling: Richard W. Staab v. Robert A. McDonald

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Laura

The financial shocks that VHA-enrolled veterans face when they find out that none of their emergency care claims will be covered, if they have Medicare or private insurance, is of no ethical concern to the VA.  The National Veterans Legal Services … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks and other groups help citizens read public domain Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Laura

Topic: Important nonpartisan accurate resources  In 2014, I posted about CRS, a section of the Library of Congress (LINK). Some of its reports were posted online haphazardly. (The report I referenced has been updated.) During the pre-election craziness, I searched Wikileak’s … Continue reading →

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History of hepatitis? Long-term sustained virologic response (SVR) but…

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Laura

still not eligible to donate blood…because why?  Research suggests that relapse is very rare so why does the American Red Cross  (link) reject potential blood donors who have ever had HCV?   They write (updated: 08/03/2016): Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis … Continue reading →

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Virologist explains: jet-injectors and needles spread HCV

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Laura

I posted this TEDMED talk by Nathan Wolfe on ASKNOD in 2013. Dr. Wolfe provides an overview of how epidemiologists look at historical events and conditions to understand pandemics and epidemics.  His slides and talk were not aligned and he … Continue reading →

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Ben Krause’s research

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Laura

Benjamin Krause, JD has posted some interesting data he received using a FOIA request. Topic: information about utilization of the VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VocRehab) self-employment program across ROs. There are 9-pages in all and he highlights the best and the worst … Continue reading →

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VIP Twitter chat on liver cancer next week

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Laura

Anyone who tweets may want to get a few in at this online event.  Attendees include lots of VIPs…but no VVA or other vet groups. Know Hepatitis: Reduce Liver Cancer Risk and Join a Liver Cancer Awareness Twitter Chat Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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