Craig Collins
Craig Collins is a veteran freelance writer and a regular Faircount Media Group contributor who has almost twenty years experience reporting about government, the military, health care and the sciences.
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VA Research: Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
Substance use disorder (SUD) – a pattern of using alcohol, drugs or other psychoactive substances that results in health issues …
VHA Specialized Nursing Care
It’s the nation’s largest integrated health care system, so it’s no surprise that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is also …
VA Research: Depression
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, more than 15 million American adults suffer at least one major depressive …
The Department of Veterans Affairs Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC)
In 1999, when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established its Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC) at the Malcom Randall …
U.S. Military and Veterans Affairs Nursing History
Military Nursing History
U.S. nurses (mostly males in the first century-and-a-half) have aided sick and wounded warfighters on the battlefield …
When the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Grew Up
When the United States declared war on England in 1812, the tiny U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, consisting of 16 naval …
Rebuilding the Pentagon
If you compare an overhead picture of the Pentagon today with one from 1943, they’ll look pretty much the same, …
DARPA Ushers Game-changing Technology into the Real World
In September 2015, at the Wait, What? forum hosted by DARPA at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, …
Looking Forward: The Future of the International Space Station and Long-term Spaceflight
It took 12 years to build in space, and people have lived and worked aboard it continuously since Oct. 31, …
VA Research: Drug-resistant Infectious Diseases
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) infectious disease research program is all encompassing, involving fundamental investigations of what makes a …