The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine option
The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers. And it seems to want them now. Earlier this year, the Defense Department…
The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine option
The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers. And it seems to want them now. Earlier this year, the Defense Department…
SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’
Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition…
Who decides what works? Inside VA’s mental health treatment playbook
For veterans seeking treatment for PTSD, depression, anxiety or substance use disorders, the question sounds simple: If a…
Majority of VA mental health visits are timely, but referrals lag: Watchdog
Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the…
Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic…
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on…
Nearly 12,000 military Tricare beneficiaries warned of data breach
TriWest Healthcare Alliance officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health…
Some remote Tricare families will get prescription drugs for free
Starting Feb. 28, active duty family members who live far from a military hospital or clinic, and who…
Trump faces sharper questions over possible military action on Iran
The White House insists all options remain “on the table” regarding Iran, with the Islamic Republic convulsed by…
This company is rethinking PTSD treatment for veterans — with VR
Neurova Labs began the way many veteran-founded health technologies do, with frustration, loss and a growing belief that…
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense
When one of us first argued in Foreign Policy in 2022 that Israel and the Gulf states should…