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As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq conclude, many returning warfighters will require assistance resuming their lives stateside. The US government isn’t always up to the job. Read more

Skyrocketing costs in traditional medicine, coupled with the emergence of innovative new technologies, has set the stage for an explosion in the field of telehealth. The app market alone for mobile and telehealth is estimated to be in the billions and growing. Dr. Jay Conyers of Casscells and Associates--the firm founded by Ward Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)--talks to IDGA about international trends in telemedicine, and what telehealth's implications are for the future of healthcare. Read more

While the Joint Staff Surgeon is responsible for coordinating all issues of the military medicine in the U.S., Brig Gen Paul S. Dwan, USAFR MC, Deputy Joint Staff Surgeon, tells IDGA this is currently one particular area focus. Find out what it is. Read more

it may never be fully understood what allegedly drove a U.S. Army solider to kill 16 Afghan men, women and children in a recent shooting rampage, the tragic incident has again raised public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTDD). Read more

The U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) has released a five-year strategic plan that, among other forecasts, anticipates there will be a number of new projects to combat biological and chemical threats ready for regulatory review in the next few years. BARDA has presently a robust development pipeline of more than 70 medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, according to Robin Robinson, PhD, Director for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Read more

Randolph Laye is the Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate, for the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, RDECOM. The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is a research and development resource for non-medical chemical and biological (CB) defense. ECBC supports all phases of the acquisition life-cycle from basic and applied research through technology development, engineering design, equipment evaluation, product support, sustainment, field operations and demilitarization. ECBC’s science and technology expertise has worked to protect the United States from the threat of chemical weapons since 1917. Since that time, the Center has expanded its mission to include biological materials. Read more