Military Medical Malpractice Blog
We're On Your SideFemale Military Members Sue for Combat Positions
Four female service members have filed a lawsuit challenging the ban on women serving in combat. The suit, filed Tuesday, contends that the policy unfairly blocks women from promotes and other advancements open to men in combat. The lawsuit alleges the ban violates...
The Army Sprayed Cities With Potentially Harmful Chemicals To Simulate Biological Attacks
During the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. Army dusted chosen American cities from coast to coast with a fine powder of a fluorescent, potentially toxic chemical. And now one scientist says, at least in the case of St. Louis, that powder may have contained radioactive...
Portable MRI for the Battlefield Underway
On the battlefield, one of the most common injuries are those to the head and brain. In a time of war, getting an injured soldier a proper diagnosis with an MRI, a magnetic imaging resonance machine, can be a great feat. MRIs are huge machines that are very expensive...
SOCOM Issues New Blood Sponges for Wounds on the Battlefield
The military special ops are receiving a supply of injectable sponges that are designed to stop blood hemorrhaging on the battlefield. This could eventually result in a widespread use of the device across the services. An Oregon-based company called RevMedx, Inc....
MTFs to Provide Direct Physical Therapy for Airmen
The Air Force Medical Operations Agency has recently instructed all Air Force military treatment facilities (MTF) to create direct access to physical therapy clinics for active-duty members. Previously, active-duty personnel would attend their local family practice,...
Investigation Ordered for Warrior Transition Units
An investigation has been ordered by a key congressional committee to look into allegations of harassment and mistreatment of wounded soldiers at the Army’s Warrior Transition Units (WTUs). The order has been included in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act by...