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The number of active duty service members who "have experienced traumatic limb loss since 2001," according to an article in the journal Military Medicine -- Behavioral Health Outcomes in the 12 Months Following Major Limb Loss Among Active Duty Service Members Treated in the Military Health System, 2001–2017.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● National Guard and Reserve Families: A Parent-Led Educational Intervention.
● Cannabis Use and Misuse Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization.
● All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States.
When the world shut down in 2020, I found freedom and healing not in my living room—but in a forgotten forest, as a chaotic hero with a big sword and even bigger self-doubts. It is early March of 2020, and an unprecedented event is taking place around the world. A global pandemic on a scale that few living today have ever experienced has halted daily life as we know it. The world has shut down and for many of us the way we interact with our jobs has changed drastically.
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The number of veterans receiving VA compensation for tinnitus, making it "the most prevalent service-connected disability among veterans," according to a recent article in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery: Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Tinnitus: Recommendations From the US VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline Work Group.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Perceived Benefits and Risks of Keeping Firearms in and Around the Home: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey.
● Firearm leadership: Development, analysis, and application of a novel concept to message secure storage of firearms in the military.
● Well-Being and Suicidal Ideation in U.S. Veterans: Age Cohort Effects During Military-to-Civilian Transition.