New malaria drug succeeds in animal tests.

United Press International;  August 29, 2001 ;     635 words ......researchers said Wednesday a new malaria drug under development that is...and rats. Researchers at Walter Reed Hospital and we are on parallel...Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. Walter Reed is developing a drug...aspects where the Army's (Walter Reed) compound is ...

Care lessons: Unlike Walter Reed, the VA's hospitals work; Old Media are...

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  March 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......insufficient care and poor living conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center's outpatient facilities...indispensable. The Washington Post's work on Walter Reed has been thoughtful and diligent, and...expose not just the physical disrepair of Walter Reed's Building 18, but also, more ...

Lawmaker Looks Beyond Walter Reed Fix

AP Online;  March 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......head of a House panel investigating Walter Reed Army Medical Center said Monday. "We...Tierney said of a scandal enveloping Walter Reed. Charges of bureaucratic delays and...problems go well beyond the walls of Walter Reed," adding that "as we send more and more...

A Deathbed Stance in Defense of Walter Reed

The Washington Post;  April 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......died, Robert W. Riddle lay in a bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, struggling to talk...deliver about the care he had received at Walter Reed. When he spoke, it was barely a whisper...veterans were only part of the story of Walter Reed. Samson, a Gulf War veteran assigned...

Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years

NPR All Things Considered;  August 25, 2005 ;     621 words ......Considered (NPR) 08-25-2005 Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years Host...the long and distinguished history of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The hospital was...reporting: There's been an Army hospital at Walter Reed for 96 years. The decision to close...

Walter Reed Hospital Charged With Racial Bias

Washington Informer;  June 24, 1998 ;     593 words ...Washington Informer 06-24-1998 Walter Reed Hospital Charged With Racial Bias By...complaints filtering out of the prestigious Walter Reed Army Medical Center these days tell...than five years. "The administration of Walter Reed has continuously refused to solve the...

WALTER REED'S CHIEF REPLACED.(News)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 2, 2007 ;     599 words ......Post WASHINGTON -- The commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired Thursday...George Weightman, who assumed command of Walter Reed in August, will be temporarily replaced...complained he was long aware of problems at Walter Reed himself and did nothing to improve ...

Walter Reed closing; Community weighs in

Washington Afro-American;  June 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......little notice, supporters of the historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center came from as far...criteria used to close military facilities. Walter Reed provides patient services," said Martin...L. Farmer Jr., commanding general of Walter Reed, listened intently as residents of the...

Army Fires Commander of Walter Reed; Former Chief, Also Criticized in...

The Washington Post;  March 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired yesterday...Weightman, who assumed command of Walter Reed in August, will be temporarily replaced...had long been aware of problems at Walter Reed and did nothing to improve its outpatient...

DEL. NORTON BILL FILED ON MARCH 8 TO REVERSE WALTER REED CLOSING HAS...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......outpatient health care and conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including instability...the closing of the base. The "Preserve Walter Reed Hospital Act of 2007" would reverse...Realignment and Closure Commission to close Walter Reed and merge it with the National Naval...

Lawmakers Look Beyond Walter Reed Fix

AP Online;  March 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......head of a House panel investigating Walter Reed Army Medical Center said Monday. "We...Tierney said of a scandal enveloping Walter Reed. Charges of bureaucratic delays and...problems go well beyond the walls of Walter Reed," adding that "as we send more and more...

Hospital Officials Knew of Neglect; Complaints About Walter Reed Were...

The Washington Post;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the...years. A procession of Pentagon and Walter Reed officials expressed surprise last...far back as 2003, the commander of Walter Reed, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, who is...

Panel Calls for Closing Walter Reed Sooner

The Washington Post;  April 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Pentagon review panel has concluded that Walter Reed Army Medical Center should be closed...Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), to stave off Walter Reed's closure. Even as they urged a speedy...of hundreds of millions of dollars at Walter Reed for short-term infrastructure improvements...

Miracles and courage at Walter Reed.(LETTERS)

The Washington Times;  March 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Two nights ago at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, I had the distinct honor...on our war effort and the state of affairs at Walter Reed ( Fix Walter Reed, Editorial, yesterday). A parent the father of...

Army fires chief at Walter Reed, citing poor care

Charleston Gazette;  March 2, 2007 ;     592 words ......Army fired the general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center after disclosures...Regional Medical Command as well as Walter Reed hospital, was announced Thursday by...soldier outpatient care." He had headed Walter Reed since last August. The Army and the...