Recent Physical Health research

• October 2025

  Navigating public stigma: How empathy, mental health knowledge, familiarity, and gender influence attitudes toward Veterans with PTSD and TBI

  Abstract:This study sought to examine the levels of public stigma toward veterans with combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CR-PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) …

  Mental Health Physical Health
• October 2025

  Aeromedical evaluation and successful return to flight in a military pilot with lingual thyroid: A case report and follow-up

  Abstract: BACKGROUND: Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from the aberrant migration of thyroid tissue during embryonic development. Although frequently …

  Physical Health Peer reviewed
• October 2025

  Association of PTSD symptom trajectories with accelerated pace of epigenetic aging in U.S. military Veterans

  Abstract: Background: Mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are prevalent among U.S. military veterans. PTSD is often a chronic and disabling condition …

  Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed