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Walter Reed

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Walter Reed 1851-1902 Medical officer in the United States Army who helped demonstrate how to control yellow and typhoid fevers. Between 1898 and 1901 Reed led two commissions to study the origin and ... Read more

Walter Reed

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Walter Reed 1851-1902 American physician, military surgeon, and epidemiologist whose discovery in 1900 that the aedes aegypti mosquito is the vector of yellow fever soon led to the control and conques... Read more

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Walter Reed

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Walter Reed (1851-1902), American military surgeon and head of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, is widely known as the man who conquered yellow fever by tracing its origin to a particular mosqui... Read more

Walter Reed

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Walter Reed is best known for his research demonstrating that the mosquito is responsible for transmitting yellow fever from infected humans to uninfected humans. In its emphasis on sound scientific m... Read more

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Walter Reed

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Walter Reed, an Army surgeon and medical researcher, helped discover that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever, an infectious, sometimes fatal, disease. During his career, Reed also made contributions ... Read more

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Health official defends Walter Reed care

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The military's medical community got a black eye that "we didn't completely deserve" about conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the top Pentagon health official said Thursday at a ribbon ... Read more

Walter Reed general fired after failures

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The Army on Thursday fired the general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, saying he was the wrong person to fix embarrassing failures in the treatment of war-injured soldiers that have s... Read more

Walter Reed's Clear Message

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Health Care: Some Democrats are shamefully using the Walter Reed scandal to tar President Bush. The tactic lets them both score political points and cloud the truth about their "solution" to our me... Read more

Guard opens fire outside Walter Reed

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An armed security guard fired at least 10 shots at another guard during an argument outside a busy entrance to Walter Reed Army Medical Center early Wednesday, police said. No one was hurt."This wa... Read more

Bush visits wounded at Walter Reed

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President Bush visited wounded U.S. troops on Thursday and praised the treatment they're receiving at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where shoddy conditions prompted him to create a presidential p... Read more

Privatizing Walter Reed delayed 3 years

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An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital ... Read more

Walter Reed deal hindered by disputes

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Walter Reed uproar refuels Iraq debate

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Democrats are using the uproar over Walter Reed Army Medical Center as their latest cudgel to batter President Bush for his Iraq war policies as the administration shows signs it fears political da... Read more

Walter Reed commanders admit fault

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Flayed by lawmakers' criticism, Army leaders said Monday they accept responsibility for substandard conditions at the service's flagship Walter Reed Army Medical Center but also said they hadn't kn... Read more