Fort Hood gunman attended HSPI events Nov 10, 2009
Cilluffo said Hasan attended these HSPI events "in his capacity as a disaster and preventative psychiatry fellow with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences" - a federal health sciences university which trains its students for "military medicine, disaster medicine and military medical readiness," according to its Web site. "We try to err on the side of transparency and make available to everyone who is in attendance at our meetings, and that is I'm sure where the linkage came... (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Hospital: Fort Hood shooting suspect awake, talking Nov 10, 2009
The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Therapists deployed to war zone to fight stress disorders Nov 9, 2009
Dr. Robert Ursano, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. says these efforts to treat post-traumatic stress disorder from the moment it arises are something new in mental health. (USA Today)
Alleged shooter tied to mosque of 9/11 hijackers Nov 9, 2009
(AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman) This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Who cares for Army therapists? Nov 8, 2009
Part of medical training for psychiatrists, too is learning when to seek help, Dr. Robert Ursano, psychiatry chief at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, told a meeting between military and civilian medical researchers Friday. While it may be difficult, those providing support to troops must be willing to seek it themselves, said Capt. James Joppy Jr., a social worker in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard who is preparing to deploy to Iraq. (USA Today)
Small details emerge on Fort Hood suspect Nov 8, 2009
Hasan was commissioned an officer in the Army and sent to medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. where he graduated in 2003. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator Nov 8, 2009
This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree. Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator. (Anchorage Daily News)
Clear warning signs, Hasan's colleagues say Nov 8, 2009
APNidal Malik Hasan, seen in2007 while at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. . (MSNBC -- Crime)
Officials search for motivation behind massacre at Army base Nov 8, 2009
Hasan appeared less forgiving to Dr. Val Finnell when they were classmates in a 2007-08 master's public health program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. He said that at a class presentation by public health students, at which to 0000154B pics like dry cleaning chemicals and house mold were discussed, Hasan talked about U.S. military actions as a war on Islam. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes Nov 8, 2009
Hasan appeared less forgiving to Dr. Val Finnell when they were classmates in a 2007-08 master's public health program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. He said that at a class presentation by public health students, at which topics like dry cleaning chemicals and house mold were discussed, Hasan talked about U.S. military actions as a war on Islam. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Hasan's Pistol May Be Linked To 'Guns Galore' Shop in Texas Nov 7, 2009
This undated image taken from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Fall 2007. This undated image taken from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Fall 2007 newsletter shows Nidal Malik Hasan. (ABC News)
SUSPECT'S PAST Nov 7, 2009
Born in Northern Virginia, Hasan received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md ... "We wish we were farther along in the science to be able to predict where's the breaking point for a particular individual," said Charles Rice, the president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. (USA Today)
Details of suspect's state of mind uncovered Nov 7, 2009
Hasan was commissioned as an Army officer and sent to medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, where he graduated in 2003. He did his internship and residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before entering a two-year fellowship that gave him a Masters of Public Health and trained him in disaster psychiatry. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Profile of Fort Hood suspect emerges Nov 7, 2009
Val Finnell, a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, attended a master's in public health program in 2007-2008. Finnell says he got to know Hasan because the group of public health students took an environmental health class together. (MSNBC -- International)
Shooter alive after Texas base rampage leaves 13 dead Nov 7, 2009
" Cone said that Nidal Malik Hasan had acted alone. The gunman was blocked from reaching a graduation ceremony attended by some 600 people, close to the scene of carnage. Nidal Malik Hasan was "not currently speaking to investigators," Cone said. "As horrible as this was, it could have been much worse," the commander said as he praised the rapid reaction to the shootings. The first person to respond was shot by Nidal Malik Hasan but survived and managed to take him down. Most of the victims were... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Gunman still alive Nov 7, 2009
Hasan graduated from Virginia Tech in 1997 and earned a doctorate in psychiatry from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md ... Received doctorate in psychiatry from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bio of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan Nov 6, 2009
Received doctorate in psychiatry from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. From 2003 through this summer, was an intern, a resident and then a fellow at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Gunman kills 12, wounds 31 at Fort Hood Nov 6, 2009
Medical records on file in Virginia, where Hasan was born and was registered to practice, and Maryland, where he received his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, revealed no disciplinary actions or formal complaints. Two handguns used Cone said the gunman used two handguns. (MSNBC -- Crime)
NYT: Suspect mortified about deployment Nov 6, 2009
Successful familyRecords show that Major Hasan had received his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech University and his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. More U.S. news from NYTimes. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Aunt: He wanted discharge Nov 6, 2009
Hasan is a 1997 graduate of Virginia Tech who went on to get a doctorate in psychiatry from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. From 2003 through last summer, he was an intern, resident and then fellow at Walter Reed, where he worked as a liaison between wounded soldiers and the hospital's psychiatry staff. (AZCentral)
LT. GEN: Suspected Fort Hood Shooter is 'Alive and in Custody' Nov 6, 2009
According to sources, Hasan, who is either 39 or 40, attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in Osteopathy and later finished his residency as a psychiatrist. In 2009, Hasan completed a fellowship in Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry at the Center for Traumatic Stress. (ABC News)
Cousin: Fort Hood suspect a war critic Nov 6, 2009
" A disgruntled doctor Hasan was born in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech university, according to The Roanoke Times archives. He later received two degrees from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., according to Hasan's military record and a university newsletter. U.S. Rep. , a Republican from Austin, was briefed by military officials and said Hasan had taken some unusual classes for someone studying about mental health. "He took a lot of extra... (USA Today)
USU scientists report major advance in human antibody therapy against deadly Nipah virus Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) A collaborative research team from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Australian Animal Health Laboratory and National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, reports a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against two deadly viruses, Nipah virus and the related Hendra virus ... The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization... (EurekAlert!)
Feds give UNC $2.5M to mull STD vaccines Oct 24, 2009
The five-year award will support the work of collaborating groups at UNC, Emory, Virginia Commonwealth and Duke universities, as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. UNC says the center aims to determine the feasibility of vaccines for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus ducreyi, the bacteria which cause gonorrhea and chancroid. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
More colleges develop classes on how to treat war veterans Oct 5, 2009
The new programs are driven in part by students who want to treat servicemembers, veterans and their families, says David Riggs, executive director of the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. "They very much feel a desire to help," Riggs says. (USA Today -- News)
Army's first swine flu death is soldier in SC Oct 2, 2009
During that pandemic, Camp Jackson, as it was known at the time, had more than 60,000 soldiers in training, according to Dale Smith, the historian for the military's medical school known as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Exact numbers are hard to come by, but estimates are that about 25 percent of those at the installation got the flu, and of the afflicted about 18 to 20 percent died, Smith said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Camp helps kids of deployed soldiers cope with fears Aug 29, 2009
David Riggs, executive director at the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, said generally speaking, he suspects most military kids will probably do OK although kids with problems before a parent was deployed might not do as well. The more often the deployments come, however, the more difficulty the kids will likely have bouncing back each time, he said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Genetic Variation Associated With Survival Advantage In African-Americans With HIV Jul 22, 2009
The study represents a collaboration between investigators at the IDCRP at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, the VA, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the VA.. (Science Daily)
Suicides decline among Army soldiers Jul 17, 2009
The $50 million study is to include some 500,000 soldiers and likely some troops from the Marine Corps and will be done by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. University of Michigan, Harvard Medical School and Columbia University. (MSNBC -- Health)
Toddler is run over by her mother's SUV Jul 17, 2009
Columbia University and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. are also part of the consortium conducting the five-year study. (Boston Globe)
HJF enters cooperative agreement to support US Army's suicide research Jul 17, 2009
(July 16) The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) has entered a cooperative agreement with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), the Army, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and three leading research universities to study suicide risk among U.S. servicemembers and to develop intervention measures. The universities are Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of Michigan. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Saeta for a Son -- A Stirring Memoir of a Man in Search of Life's Meaning Jul 7, 2009
He is currently Professor of Surgery in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Saeta for a Son * by Ralph G. DePalma, MD, FACS Publication Date: February 11, 2008 Picture Book; $51. (Primezone Releases)
Military Health System launches social media hub Jun 24, 2009
The hub on the MHS includes accounts from several MHS components, including the Office of Health Affairs, Tricare, Force Health Protection & Readiness, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Other sites to which the hub connects are YouTube, TroopTube and Flickr. (FCW.com)
Traumatic brain injury caused by exposure to explosive blast presents critical challenge Jun 19, 2009
A comprehensive and clearly presented overview of the field entitled "Explosive Blast Neurotrauma" was prepared by a group of authors led by Geoffrey Ling, program officer overseeing the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Preventing Violent Explosive Neurotrauma (PREVENT) blast research program, and colleagues from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Bethesda, MD), Duke University Medical Center (Durham, NC), Inova Fairfax Hospital (Virginia), and... (EurekAlert!)
Institutional Inertia May 27, 2009
D, an entomologist, Professor of Tropical Public Healthat the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda,Maryland, stated, "The Roll BackMalaria program, a partnership of WHO and UN organizations, has been an abysmalfailure. Since the RBM founding in 1998, deaths from malaria havesteadily increased". This statement was taken from an articleshowing a graph with a projection of actual malaria deaths at 30% increase overthe baseline rate just 10 years ago. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Climate Change Impacts Revealed: Disease in Peru May 12, 2009
The cycle intrigued Dr. , now dean of the school of medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Comparing disease statistics with data, he found that the outbreaks roughly coincided with El Ni;o, the warm Pacific Ocean current that brings higher temperatures and rainfall to this part of Peru. (Scientific American)
For Iraq Veterans, Headaches Continue After Traumatic Brain Injury Feb 25, 2009
The study was supported by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences through a grant from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Study evaluates types of skin diseases among military personnel who were evacuated from combat zones Feb 17, 2009
Timothy A. McGraw, M.D., of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. and Pentagon Air Force Flight Medicine Clinic, Washington, D.C., and Scott A. Norton, M.D., M.P.H., also of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, studied 170 military personnel who left combat zones in central and southwest Asia for ill-defined dermatologic reasons between 2003 and 2006 (for example, non-specific skin eruption or skin disorder, not otherwise specified). (EurekAlert!)
Preemies' Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS Feb 7, 2009
"The unresolved question is whether these differences in blood pressure have any relevance for the increased risk for SIDS that preterms have -- that's unclear," said Dr. Carl E. Hunt, an adjunct professor of pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in Bethesda, Md. "The extent to which the inability to recover normal blood pressure is a precipitating event for SIDS, we have no idea," said Hunt, who's also a director at the American SIDS Institute. (MEDLINEplus)
