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Chester “Trip” Buckenmaier III, MD, COL (ret.), MC, USA | Opinion Columnist

There Is Nothing So Useless as Doing Efficiently That Which Should Not Be Done at All

The ongoing assault on America’s health infrastructure has been brutal to watch. The selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the 26th secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marks a low point in the department’s leadership history. That decision is already potentially contributing to increased morbidity and mortality within U.S. borders with the recent resurgence in measles cases.

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Small Set of Risk Factors Identified for Subsequent Veteran Suicide

The standardized suicide risk assessment that has been implemented across the VHA healthcare system appears to only identify a few concepts that are associated with subsequent suicide, including suicidal ideation, firearm access and preparatory behaviors, according to a recent study.

There Is Nothing So Useless as Doing Efficiently That Which Should Not Be Done at All

The ongoing assault on America’s health infrastructure has been brutal to watch. The selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the 26th secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marks a low point in the department’s leadership history. That decision is already potentially contributing to increased morbidity and mortality within U.S. borders with the recent resurgence in measles cases.

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