As with many other job-related hazards, asbestos exposure was an unavoidable reality for many men and women who served in the U.S. military. From Navy ship to Army bases, hundreds of government-owned properties were contaminated with asbestos. Working around the fibers was a common occurrence for many veterans.
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Successful Military / Civilian Medical Partnership Enters its 5th Year Supporting Troops
CHICAGO – “The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) is proud to be entering its fifth year of continuous two-week rotations of volunteer vascular surgeons at the U.S. Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany,” said 2011-2012 SVS President Richard Cambia, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital. “Our members are helping to repair damaged arteries and […]