Kristina Derro
\nVeteran Advocate<\/p>\n
The wars in Iraqa and Afghanistan have dragged on for over a decade now. Since 2001, the U.S. has sent more than 2.2 million troops to battle, more than 6,600 were killed, and 50,000 were injured. This is a dismal reality of war.<\/p>\n
However, the strides that have been made in medicine as a result of the war are astounding. The signature wounds of both conflicts, post-traumatic stress disorder<\/a> (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury<\/a> (TBI), have led the Department of Defense to apportion hundreds of millions of dollars for research studies and treatment.<\/p>\n In the past six years, the Department of Defense<\/a> has invested a minimum of $2.7 billion in understanding psychological and neurological injuries. $700 million has been apportioned for TBI research which has included an effort to develop a portable diagnostic tool for TBIs. Additional funding has gone towards researching combat wounds that failed to heal, partly attributable to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kristina Derro Veteran Advocate The wars in Iraqa and Afghanistan have dragged on for over a decade now. Since 2001, the U.S. has sent more than 2.2 million troops to battle, more than 6,600 were killed, and 50,000 were injured.…<\/span><\/p>\n