'Combat Medicine:' Afghanistan Vet Seeks To Help Others Through Hip-Hop
A new hip-hop album by a veteran of the war in Afghanistan drops Wednesday. His target audience: fellow vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?
Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
After A Vet's Suicide, Getting VA Benefits Can Compound A Family's Grief
A former Marine who served in Afghanistan took his own life recently. But there was no diagnosis linking his service to his suicide, making it hard for his family to receive full death benefits.