Maxim Government Services: The Mission, September 2009

From the September 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Baltimore VA Medical Centers Join Epilepsy Research Network(http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/)

The Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System will become part of a new Northeast Epilepsy Center of Excellence Network.

Funded by a five-year, $6 million federal grant, the network will include VA medical centers in Baltimore, Richmond, Va., and West Haven, Conn. The VA systems will share epilepsy data with academic research centers.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, July 2009

From the July 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Army Lab Works to Improve Solider Health, Performance
(www.army.mil)

Nestled in the shadows of the Boston skyline, scientists and Soldiers in a one-of-a-kind Army laboratory work quietly behind the scenes to improve the health and performance of today's troops.

Though it's known to relatively few outside of scientific and academic circles, the lab's work leaves its fingerprint on nearly everything Soldiers eat, wear, and use.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, June 2009

From the June 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Rule Changes Will Give 265,000 Veterans Health Care
(http://www.stripes.com/)

John Kenny Baker was stunned when he applied for veterans’ health care last fall and was told his household income was too high.

"I'm retired, and my wife makes about $50,000 a year," the 65-year-old Army veteran said. "That's not a lot, but they told me in February we still make too much."
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, May 2009

From the May 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Walter Reed Marks 100 Years of Warrior Care
(http://www.army.mil/)

Walter Reed Army Medical Center first opened its doors May 1, 1909 as an 80-bed hospital. Today the 247-bed center is one of the world's premiere medical facilities with 60 outpatient clinics and 16 operating rooms -- combining patient care, teaching and research.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, January 2009

From the January 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
(Newcastle News) Cynthia Lefever continues to make noise. And she said she won't stop trying to get national officials to improve medical care for returning Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.
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