| Number | 24781 |
| Subject | Military |
| Source | National Public Radio |
| State | DC |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publication Date | 6/2010 - |
| Summary | NPR and ProPublica teamed up to investigate the "medical system for America's troops and veterans." Brain damage caused by "shock waves" from roadside bombs have become the "signature wounds" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military promised to improve the health care for this type of injury, but reporters found a lack of diagnosis and treatment for the brain damage, as well as "bureaucratic indifference." |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 10 |
| Keywords | Iraq; Afghanistan; roadside bombs; military; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; TBI; brain injury; Fort Bliss; Pentagon; Building 805 |
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