The Milwaukee VA is shortening its residential mental health treatment programs. Doctors there say the shortened stay from 90 to 45 days will mean more intense treatment and will make it easier for veterans to transition back into society sooner.
Some patients say getting clean and sober is just the first step in their recovery, and they worry about being pushed out too soon.
doctorsMilwaukee VA Cuts In-Patient StaysNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 12/26/2011 - 5:00am
Why Burn Doctors Hate Instant SoupNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 12/05/2011 - 3:00am
Instant cups of soup — the kind that often come in a styrofoam cup full of noodles — send children to the hospital every day. Tags:
Why Doctors And Patients Talk Around Our Growing WaistlinesNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 11/14/2011 - 2:26am
In a country with a rampant obesity epidemic, many doctors aren't talking to patients about the health consequences. How To Beat Sleep Apnea? Cut It Out (Surgically)NPR Programs: Morning Edition Sun, 03/13/2011 - 10:01pm
Sleep apnea is a chronic and common sleep disorder that makes it hard to breathe while sleeping. When all else fails, doctors are turning to a surgery currently used to remove cancerous tumors at the back of the throat. Rep. Giffords' Progress Brightens News Out Of TucsonNPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:30am
Doctors in Tucson, Ariz., are talking about the day Rep, Gabrielle Giffords will leave the hospital. One of her surgeons says Giffords may be just days, at the earliest, from being transferred to a rehabilitation center. Doctors replace Giffords' breathing tube (AP)Ytop stories Sat, 01/15/2011 - 2:52pm
AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords no longer needs a ventilator after doctors replaced her breathing tube with a different one. |
