MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'army medical center'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372134&cid=t_353315_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FJqPzs3W43zg%2F Today we share must-read insights from  Katherine Sullivan, Director of the Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Peter Kissinger, President of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Both of them will discuss their ongoing work and lessons learned at the upcom­ing 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit (March 30th — April 1st, 2011). The interviews below were conducted via email. — Katherine Sullivan is the Director of the Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 1. Katherine, how would you define “brain fit­ness” vs. “phys­i­cal fit­ness”? In our context (helping active duty service members and veterans recover from cognitive dysfunction most associated with traumatic brain injury), I’d say brain fitness is the outcome we work towards:... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372134 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:56 +0100 4372134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265574&cid=t_353315_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Farmy-breaks-ground-ft-hood-medical-center%2F The United States Army has broken ground on construction of a new Carl R. Darnall Medical Center at Ft. Hood, Texas. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265574 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:03:11 +0100 4265574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508244&cid=t_353315_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Farmy-transition-units-a-dark-place%2F This article makes it seem like the problem still exists, and the Warrior Transition Units may have made some issues even worse by over-medicating soldiers upon their return. Perhaps a government oversight committee will open an independent investigation to get to the truth of the matter, and ensure soldiers are receiving the care they need. Read the full article: Feeling Warehoused in Army Trauma Care Units (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508244 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:30:10 +0100 3508244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167904&cid=t_353315_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FYzOFmCEC5Ek%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,477,582318,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() Diabetics who were treated at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center from August 2007 to January 2009 may have received an injection from an insulin pen used on “multiple diabetics.” About 2,100 patients could be at risk for hepatitis or HIV, although staff at the medical center believes the risk is low that someone is actually infected. Tags: bad injections, diabetics, dirty needle, pen, william beaumont army medical centerShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167904 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:31:56 +0100 2167904