Patricia Kime
Reporter and Editor at Freelance
Covers Military & Veterans Issues | Seen in @militarydotcom @washingtonpost @KFFHealthNews @nytimes @militarytimes | Proud USMC Wife | Signal @patriciakime.87
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4 days ago |
military.com | Patricia Kime
The Department of Veterans Affairs will end its spinal cord research involving monkeys this month, with the conclusion of studies on stem cell therapy to treat injuries and understand the impact of bruising on spinal cords. The completion wraps up decades of VA research using primates to study a host of medical conditions and treatments, coming at the end of a long effort by activists and lawmakers to halt studies that harm dogs, cats and primates.
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1 week ago |
military.com | Patricia Kime
Karen Brazell, a senior adviser to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, has been nominated to head the Veterans Benefits Administration -- the section of the VA that manages $189 billion in benefits for nearly six million veterans and family members. The White House sent a notification Monday to the Senate committee that will oversee the nomination process, including Brazell's confirmation hearing and Senate vote.
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1 week ago |
military.com | Konstantin Toropin |Patricia Kime
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1 week ago |
military.com | Patricia Kime
The Department of Veterans Affairs changed the bylaws on discrimination for its doctors and other health care staff but has denied a report that it could allow providers to deny care to some patients. An internal VA email sent to medical staff April 30 said the guidelines prohibiting discrimination against patients and staffwould be changed.
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2 weeks ago |
military.com | Patricia Kime
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday against the federal government in a class-action suit over combat-related special compensation, paving the way for an estimated 9,000 retired service members to receive thousands of dollars in retroactive pay. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices said that a law the government applied to limit retroactive pay to six years did not apply in the case of a Marine corporal who sought combat-related disability pay.
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