Health Highlights: June 1, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
1 in 3 US Military Injuries in Iraq, Afghanistan Weren't on Battlefield
Among nearly 30,000 U.S. service members who've been injured during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, about one-third were due to non-battlefield events such as vehicular accidents, falls or equipment mishaps, new research shows.
These types of non-battle injuries also accounted for about one in every 10 fatalities among soldiers injured in these conflicts, according to a study published May 30 in JAMA Surgery.
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