For Some Veterans, Long Waits for Mental Health Treatment

Veterans' Health: At a third of the nation's VA hospitals, it can take three to six weeks before a veteran can get mental health treatment, far more than 14 days that the VA sets as its goal, according to a USA Today analysis. VA health providers worry about veterans' long waits to see a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Health Reform: Five big questions await the Supreme Court when it takes up health reform. Which ones will they answer? Marcia Coyle weighs in at PBS NewsHour's Rundown blog.

Preventive Health: Writing in the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg profiles a megachurch's efforts to help members lose weight and get healthier through small Bible study groups.

Medical Records: A Rhode Island doctor has skipped the country to run for political office in Nigeria – leaving an estimated 30,000 patients without access to their medical records, Erika Niedowski reports for the Associated Press.

Occupy Protests: Public health experts worry about disease spreading in the crowded encampment of Occupy Wall Street, Matt Flegenheimer reports for the New York Times.

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