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New study links Agent Orange to ‘aggressive’ bone marrow cancers in Vietnam veterans
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (663+ words) WASHINGTON " A new study links Agent Orange to more aggressive bone marrow cancers in Vietnam veterans, which researchers say strengthens the case for granting presumptive service-connected benefits to veterans diagnosed with the disease decades after military service. Known as myelodysplastic…...
Health outcomes from Hawaii jet-fuel exposure remain open question, study finds
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (585+ words) Brendan Rogers, assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, views the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility with members of the Navy Closure Task Force, Feb. 19, 2026. (Glenn Slaughter/Navy Closure Task Force) Doctors treating patients exposed to…...
Bill to advance research into birth defects among children of toxic-exposed veterans passes Senate committee
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (762+ words) The Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act is named after the daughter of a Vietnam-era Navy veteran exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange. Loomis was born with spina bifida, a recognized birth defect associated with a…...
Air Force upgrades records for nearly 600 discharged over COVID-19 vaccine
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (455+ words) An airman prepares vaccinations at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, on May 1, 2021. The Air Force announced on Thursday that nearly 600 airmen who had been involuntarily discharged for declining the vaccine will be given the opportunity to reenlist and…...
Low levels of PFAS chemical detected in drinking water on US base in South Korea
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (421+ words) Osan Air Base is home to the 7th Air Force and 51st Fighter Wing south of Seoul, South Korea. (Stars and Stripes) OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea " Routine testing of drinking water at this U.S. installation south of Seoul has detected low levels…...
Mental health clinics for US military families to open next year in Japan, South Korea
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (430+ words) The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is slated to open mental health clinics at Camp Foster on Okinawa and Camp Humphreys in South Korea. (AAFES) CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa " Military families, veterans and Defense Department civilians in Japan and South…...
The VA’s definition of ‘veteran’ Is out of step with modern military service
1+ week, 7+ min ago (714+ words) Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes) ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Rachel Hoopsick is an assistant professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Public…...
Pentagon pilot program expands health care in Japan but problems linger
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (558+ words) A Pentagon-funded pilot program for U.S. civilians seeking health care in Japan is nearing the halfway mark of its second phase, but users still report a variety of issues and concerns. (Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes) A pilot program aimed at…...
Pentagon resumes billing civilians for medical care after nearly 3-year pause
1+ week, 6+ day ago (483+ words) U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka serves patients at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet southwest of Tokyo. (Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes) Tens of thousands of civilian employees and contractors may soon begin receiving medical bills delayed for nearly three years as the…...
Military moms-to-be can’t give birth at largest DOD hospital abroad amid care needs of Iran war
2+ week, 6+ day ago (669+ words) KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany " The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is squeezing some expectant mothers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and beyond out of the labor and delivery ward at the largest Defense Department hospital overseas. Social media forums abounded Tuesday…...