It was reported yesterday in the Army Times that Obama has picked Jonathan Woodson to succeed Ward Cascells as DoD Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Woodson was described as associate professor of surgery and associate dean at Boston University School of Medicine as well.
This week the national media is covering the story of an airman who experienced a bad outcome after a routine laproscopic surgery at Travis Air Force Base. A comprehensive account of the tragedy authored by Mark Norris was published in The Dallas Morning News:
What should have been a routine medical procedure has turned into a life-threatening ordeal for Airman Colton Read and his family.