'On Point' Features ProPublica and NPR Reporters

June 18, 2010, 1:02 p.m. EDT

Listen to WBUR's "On Point" as ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller and NPR correspondent Daniel Zwerdling discuss their recent investigation about the struggle U.S. soldiers face to get care for traumatic brain injuries. Host Tom Ashbrook talks with Miller and Zwerdling and plays audio highlights from the recent NPR series on the issue. The program, “Vets Struggling for Brain Injury Care,” aired on Thursday, June 17, on over 190 public radio stations.

You can read the reporting by Miller and Zwerdling on traumatic brain injury here:

Congress Demands Answers on Brain Injury Care at Texas Base

Soldier Brain Injuries to Get Senate Scrutiny After ProPublica, NPR Report

Top Officer Says Military Takes Brain Injuries ‘Extremely Seriously’

After Our Investigation, Pentagon Puts Its Spin on Brain Injuries

Brain Injuries Remain Undiagnosed in Thousands of Soldiers

And the NPR reports are available here:

Brain Wars: How The Military Is Failing Its Wounded

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