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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Design and Assembly of the International Space Station
Sometime around 1985, just after the Reagan administration had given the green light for NASA to build a space station …
The International Space Station: A Renaissance in Space Exploration and Research
About a century before humans had the technology to do anything about it, their longing to slip the bonds of …
VA Research: Respiratory Health
Because a variety of factors – including infectious diseases, cancer, genetics, and environmental hazards – can cause or contribute to …
Infection Control
For the military and veteran medical communities, the field of infection control – preventing infections acquired during health care …
On the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery
A couple of years ago, when Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Joshua Tyler discovered a surplus in the research …
Traumatic Brain Injury
It’s been called the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: More than 375,000 service members …
National Center for Patient Safety
Dr. Douglas E. Paull, acting chief officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Patient Safety …
A New Era in Pain Management
By now, most Americans are familiar with the term “opioid epidemic,” but fewer have a detailed understanding of what …
The Airborne Hazards of Iraq and Afghanistan: an Update
For more than a century now, American service members who have gone to war have found themselves in …
Semper Fi: Women in the Marine Corps
At Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, one of the side streets near the intersection of Holcomb and McHugh …