veterans affairs

The Baltimore VA said it is the first hospital to use 3-D mammograms, a technology it believes will better detect breast cancer

Health officials in Maryland confirmed on Monday the state's first hepatitis C case directly linked to traveling medical technician David Kwiatkowski, whose arrest by federal law enforcement officials in July in connection to a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire sparked a nationwide probe of patients he had contact with.

In federal documents, David Kwiatkowski, accused of spreading hepatitis C to patients at hospitals where he worked by using and thus contaminating needles he then put back into hospital use, is portrayed as a drug addict moving across the country as a contracted medical technician.

Areas USA, the company contracted to operate the Chesapeake House travel plaza on I-95 near Perryville, as well as the Maryland House near Aberdeen, has been commended for its efforts at hiring veterans who have sought assistance at the Perry Point Medical Center.

Bob DiMichele is part of an Army command to be honored by Harford County's Commission on Disabilities for efforts to improve the hiring of people with disabilities. The command, which has about 2,400 civilian employees based in Aberdeen, hired 91 people with disabilities last year.

James Heuser's Eagle Scout project took him a little way out of his home base of Lutherville, but along the way he gained a respect and insight to legacy of area veterans, and in turn embraced a project to help provide them a place to relax.

Josie Mehta, a retired registered nurse who had worked at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, died Sept. 1 of cancer at her Nottingham home. She was 61.

Robert T. Brown, a retired Veterans Administration executive, died Aug. 25 at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson after suffering a fall earlier in the summer. He was 96.

Anne M. Rogers, a retired registered nurse who had been a combat nurse during World War II, died Saturday of vascular disease at Oak Crest Village retirement community. She was 93.

The Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System is expanding its Loch Raven campus with a long-term care center and an exercise and robotics center that will allow research into rehabilitation for wounded and aging veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will open a new outpatient clinic for veterans in Southern Maryland next year, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said Thursday.

Consumers can donate hotel reward points to families of wounded veterans

A bacteria that had caused a flesh-eating infection that left a Georgia graduate student fighting for life is more common than believed, says microbiologist Amy J. Horneman

Maryland's gold star mothers are honoring the memory of their fallen sons and daughters by tending to the needs of those still fighting, the wounded, and the veterans.

Elaine Karp-Gelernter, a retired Veterans Affairs psychologist who was also a textile artist, died of pneumonia complications March 20 at Sinai Hospital. The Mount Washington resident was 78.

There are plans to turn Fort Howard into a huge, mixed-use development for veterans and senior citizens.

As the number of women seeking care from the VA health system has grown — female patients nationwide doubled to more than 310,000 from 2000 to 2010 — so has the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder related to sexual harassment or attacks.

Women veterans deserve not only our recognition but the variety of VA services they may require

A Baltimore police sergeant who shot and killed a man in 2005 has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that he suffers from post traumatic stress order and that the department has refused to provide him counseling. The sergeant, Richard A. Willard, is not on active duty.

As the federal government and 49 states signed onto a landmark mortgage relief settlement, housing advocates and others pointed to shortcomings.

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Veterans step up to help scientists find cause of disease

Department of Veterans Affairs working to uncover genetic mysteries

Surrounded by uniformed soldiers and yellow ribbons, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz promised additional support to those returning from battlegrounds overseas.

Reps. Roscoe G. Bartlett and Chris Van Hollen are planning to take service members past and present to President Barack Obama¿s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening.

The Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and the University of Delaware have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement to collaborate on an orthopedic rehabilitation project that will improve rehabilitative care for wounded warriors and civilians.

A Marine and his fiance will spend the holidays in Miami thanks to a generous Maryland couple.

Veterans housing: Fort Howard proposal puts service members first

A 62-year-old blind man has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice after Baltimore paramedics refused to allow his service dog to accompany him in an ambulance after he was struck by a car.

Former slave Israel Crump Sr. fought in the Civil War and later was an active member of Queen's Chapel United Methodist Church in South Laurel. His family and the church historian researched Crump's military career at the U.S. Colored Troops Archives at the National Archives, in Washington.

Fort Howard development: Fort Howard should be a place for military veterans to heal – not the site of a new residential and retail development, residents of nearby communities said Tuesday.

Harford holds first Veterans Day parade in over 50 years, holds exhibit at Reckord Armory dedicated to wars dating back to Revolutionary times

For those of us who have benefited greatly from the service and sacrifice of veterans, perhaps the least we can do is to help them find a place for their next "tour of duty" — in the workforce.

Dozens of Baltimore County veterans, politicians and citizens gathered around the Wayside Cross—which has been a fixture in downtown Towson for nearly a century—to pay tribute to America's military veterans on a blustery Friday morning.

Alvin T. Jones, 89, offers vivid memories of his Naval service and of Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., his pilot on 32 combat missions.

Nearly 30 banners decorate Downtown Bel Air in recognition of Harford's veterans in time for Friday's celebration

Nearly 30 banners decorate Downtown Bel Air in recognition of Harford's veterans in time for Friday's celebration

This weekend's extended Veterans Day observances in Bel Air are a fine way to show appreciation for the veterans among us, as well as to the families of those who have served and are no longer among us.

What veterans need most from us is a commitment to keep them from going to war in the first place

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a report on the potential environmental impact of a proposed development that shows little effect. Opponents of the Fort Howard project disagree.

Bill Volenick is an 80-year-old Korean War veteran who enlisted in the Army in the 1950s. Sean Keyman is a 26-year-old veteran who served eight months in Iraq a few years ago. But for both men, their time spent serving their country helped shape them into who they are today

Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center and Department of Family Services, Aging Division, are co-sponsoring a Veterans Day Luncheon. Share your stories and memories as a veteran.

Mark your calendar for upcoming holiday events in West Laurel.

Army Reservist back home in Baltimore Highlands after overseas tour

Students at St. Mark School in Catonsville gathered Tuesday morning to learn about the history of the American flag. The students have also raised money to provide supplies to troops overseas.

American Legion Towson Post No. 22 will host a Veterans Day commemoration on Friday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m., at the Wayside Cross, at York Road and Shealy Avenue, Towson.