WASHINGTON — Military health care spending is rising twice as fast as the nation's overall health care costs, consuming a larger chunk of the defense budget as the Pentagon struggles to pay for two wars, military budget figures show.
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.
Army doctor Lt. Col. Terry Lakin believes Obama does not meet the constitutional requirements to be president and commander-in-chief, because he believes (incorrectly) that Obama wasn't born in the United States.
MAJ John Bini, an Air Force neurosurgeon is featured in a recent story in NavyTimes. Bini was described as surgically removing an unexploded round from an Afghan National Army soldier's head. A CT scan showing the patient's skull and round is also featured in the article!
Normally this site focuses on the United States' military medical system. However today we are making a special exception. We bring you the story of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani, a physician in the Iranian military who worked in a prison but stood up to authorities by allegedly refusing to falsify medical documentation concerning abuse. According to this story published in the Wall Street Journal, he died standing up for his beliefs. Here are some select quotes:
At the height of Iran's bloody civil unrest this year, a young doctor named Ramin Pourandarjani defied his superiors. He refused to sign death certificates at a Tehran prison that he said were falsified to cover up murder.
