Caring For Our Veterans

Locally, the Arkansas Times has a linke to a Washington Times article PLUS some accompanying explanation from those involved.  It all makes for fascinating reading, not to mention the comments that are included with the blog post.

Personally, I'm not sure if the WT is on target, or the locals have a legit explanation.  Perhaps, as is often the case, the truth lies somewhere in between.  At the very least, for those of you who don't peruse all the local blogs and publications, this is an excellent read...

LR vet research: 'rampant violations' UPDATE

The Washington Times reports something that sounds like a bombshell in the local medical community: "An investigation of research conducted at an Arkansas veterans hospital has uncovered rampant violations in its human experiments program, including missing consent forms, secret HIV testing and failure to report more than 100 deaths of subjects participating in studies.The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on [...]