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DoD hasn’t properly tracked lead exposure in military kids
DoD's 2021 report to Congress says 83 children had elevated blood lead levels. Is that an undercount?
By Karen Jowers
Guilty plea in poisoning deaths of VA patients still leaves lawsuits, lingering questions
Families still don't have a motive for the crimes or answers on whether proper hospital safety protocols were in place.
Former VA health worker pleads guilty to murdering seven patients with insulin poisoning
The nursing assistant was fired in 2018 after concerns were raised by fellow hospital workers.
Second lawsuit filed in West Virginia VA hospital deaths
A woman is suing the federal government over the 2018 death of her husband from a wrongful insulin injection at a West Virginia veterans hospital.
VA sued over West Virginia veteran’s death from wrongful insulin injection
A woman is suing the federal government over the 2018 death of her father from a wrongful insulin injection at a West Virginia veterans hospital.
VA to launch research initiative on toxic exposures
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to study military environmental exposures and their effects on veterans.
By Patricia Kime
Carbon monoxide problem discovered at Fort Bragg housing
A family that went to the hospital with symptoms that suggested carbon monoxide poisoning has led military officials to warn dozens of families at Fort Bragg about possible exposure.
Fed up with mold, vermin and lead, House budget plan adds $140 million for military housing fixes
The money is designed to address issues “such as mold, vermin and lead in military family housing.”
Sailor who fed his wife poison pleads guilty to attempted murder
The Naval Base Point Loma sailor could face upwards of 21 years to life.
By Jon Simkins
US paratroopers under investigation after fellow soldier’s death
Italian prosecutors are investigating whether four 173rd Airborne Brigade soldiers who were with another soldier on the night he died are criminally culpable in his death.
By Kyle Rempfer