Oncology & Cancer
Pentagon study finds higher cancer rates among pilots, ground crews
Military pilots and the ground crews who fuel and maintain their aircraft have higher rates of certain types of cancer, a new study shows.
Mar 20, 2023
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Medical economics
Audit shows US DoD isn't protecting service members from toxic 'forever chemicals'
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Department of Defense isn't doing enough to guard service members against exposure to so-called "forever chemicals" associated with a range of health problems, the department's inspector general said ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pentagon perpetuates stigma of mental health counseling, study says
Even as troop suicides remain at record levels, the Pentagon has failed to persuade servicemembers to seek counseling without fears that they'll damage their careers, a stinging government review concludes.
May 6, 2016
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US military shipped live anthrax to lab by accident (Update)
The US military accidentally shipped at least one live anthrax sample across the country to a commercial lab in Maryland and four workers were undergoing medical treatment as a precaution, officials said Wednesday.
May 27, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Military suicides up slightly in 2014
Suicides among members of the active-duty military personnel rose slightly in 2014, led by increases in the number of sailors and airmen who took their own lives, new Defense Department figures show.
Jan 13, 2015
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Health
US troops turn to liposuction to pass fat test (Update)
The soldiers often call Dr. Adam Tattelbaum, a plastic surgeon, in a panic. They need liposuction, and fast.
Oct 28, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
2012 US military suicides hit a record high of 349
Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will worsen this year.
Jan 14, 2013
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Health
Inside the Pentagon's painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination
Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community. Beginning in 2010, state officials and later residents ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pentagon to make COVID vaccination mandatory for all military personnel
Following on full U.S. regulatory approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the Pentagon announced on Monday that all military personnel—including 1.3 million active-duty troops—must get their shots.
Aug 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Obama creates new cancer task force, blessing Biden's effort
President Barack Obama created a new federal task force Thursday to accelerate cancer research, putting Vice President Joe Biden in charge of the drive to streamline government efforts toward a cure.
Jan 28, 2016
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Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from pente, which is Greek for the number 5) is any five-sided polygon. A pentagon may be simple or self-intersecting. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagram is an example of a self-intersecting pentagon.
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