TBI

In this short wrap up episode, hosts Levi Sowers and Brandon Rea look back on the first season of the Vets First Podcast, including topics and guests.

Dr. Bertrand Huber, an Army Veteran, is the director of the PTSD Brain Bank at the VA Boston Healthcare System. His research focuses on the relationship between traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary interest in how the brain clears damaged proteins after injury.

Post-9/11 Veterans have “alarmingly high rates” of insomnia disorder, according to a VA San Diego Healthcare System study. More than half of the Veterans studied had the disorder. Insomnia rates were even higher in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and chronic pain.

Felix Garcia joined the Marine Corps and deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shrapnel wounds from an attack in November 2005 led to his medical discharge. After service, Garcia became active in the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes.

Psych Hub supports America's Veterans as a one-stop-shop for individuals looking to address emotional outcomes as part of the pandemic response.

In this episode, an anonymous Veteran talks about her struggle with light sensitivity and headache after a traumatic brain injury.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Melissa Margain, who worked as a dental specialist during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

McGrane has participated in two studies that were aimed at better understanding the impact of traumatic brain injury. He experienced a TBI in a 2005 roadside bombing in Iraq.

During his deployment, Doug Lanphier suffered a traumatic brain injury from a scud missile fragment while on an air base and lost consciousness.

Prazosin, which is effective in treating PTSD-related trauma nightmares, sleep disruption and daytime hyperarousal, shows promise in preventing headaches following a concussion.

TRACTS, based at the VA Boston Healthcare System, is carrying out one of the most comprehensive VA studies on blast injuries on post-9-11 Veterans.

Marcus Institute for Brain Health offers free treatment to eligible Veterans with special consideration for those who were separated with “Other Than Honorable” or “Dishonorable” discharge status due to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Psychological Health (PH) conditions.