Blast injuries occur when explosions create high-pressure waves that can damage sensitive organs like the ears and brain. Previous studies have found significant injuries among military personnel ...

Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ ...

A blast injury is physical trauma caused by the rapid pressure wave and associated fragments generated by an explosion. 1,2 The resulting blast wave compresses air within open and enclosed spaces ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a ...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand provided an update Friday on her efforts to address traumatic brain injuries in service members and ...

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday calling for a study of “repetitive low-level blast injuries” in the military and how they could affect brain health. The Precision Health ...

Former president Trump is once again being accused of minimizing injuries suffered ... are a growing problem for the military. From new required testing and blast monitors to reshaping an ...

A pair of Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members are pushing federal researchers to investigate the impact of repetitive ...

Dec. 10—U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of "repetitive low-level blast injuries" on the military and how they could impact brain health.