Better Brain Diagnostics Needed to Help U.S. Special Forces Prevent, Recover from Blast Wave Exposure
Beyond the visible wounds, the impact of two decades of war is greatest on the brain.
Beyond the visible wounds, the impact of two decades of war is greatest on the brain.
Government bureaucracies don’t move fast until they get hit in the face by overwhelming evidence and public pressure from those actively suffering or injured by a health condition or occupational threat. Today, we are witnessing something similar play out with the Departments of Defense, Veteran’s Affairs and Health and Human Services in relation to brain injuries, a signature injury the last two decades of persistent conflict.