FDA rejects psychedelic MDMA as treatment for PTSD
MDMA research has been widely publicized by combat veterans, who say limited PTSD treatment options have contributed to higher military suicide rates.
By Matthew Perrone
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Veterans push for psychedelic therapy, but MDMA application struggles
Veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a critical review of MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt.
By Matthew Perrone
Omicron isn’t significantly impacting Navy operations, admiral says
The Navy has had outbreaks of all COVID-19 variants on its ships, officials say.
By Diana Stancy
With Pfizer approval, COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for troops
The Pfizer vaccine will be the first to become requiring for service members.
The shadow of anthrax: The voluntary COVID-19 vaccination effort owes much to past failures
The voluntary COVID-19 vaccine effort stands in stark contrast to the Pentagon’s mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, which began in 1998. Those who refused often faced harsh penalties.
By Todd South
Army general says COVID-19 vaccines will begin arriving across the country as early as Monday
After the approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday evening, Operation Warp Speed's distribution plans sprung into effect.
By Harm Venhuizen
VA defends use of unproven malaria drug on veterans for coronavirus
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie on Wednesday defended the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, insisting they were never used as “test subjects” but given the treatment only when medically appropriate.
Explainer: On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus
. If you don’t know who has a disease, it’s impossible to predict its spread, how many people will get it, or how many people may die from it.
By Dr. David Pride, University of California San Diego
Explainer: How do you test for coronavirus?
Dr. Maureen Ferran has the answers.
By Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen hit with new pot, CBD rules
The new directives are designed to guide service members in an era of evolving state and federal rules on cannabis products.
By Carl Prine
How World War II spurred vaccine innovation
As the Second World War raged in Europe, the U.S. military recognized that infectious disease was as formidable an enemy as any other they would meet on the battlefield. So they forged a new partnership with industry and academia to develop vaccines for the troops.
By Kendall Hoyt, Dartmouth College
The FDA has approved the use of this potential life saver for troops on the battlefield
The Food and Drug Administration has approved freeze-dried blood plasma to be used on the battlefield to treat wounded U.S. troops.
By Noah Nash