Nord-Ost: Russia's Medical Failure in the 2002 Crisis.

The 2002 hostage crisis at a Moscow theater transfixed the attention of the world. While the initial assault, led by Spetsnaz commandos, successfully secured the building, the Russian security force's utter failure at coordinating with medical services led to the preventable deaths of over 100 hostages.

Schistosomiasis: The Disease That Saved Taiwan.

From 1949 to 1950, an acute epidemic of schistosomiasis struck several elite units of the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War that were preparing for an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. The crucial delay brought by the sudden outbreak of the disease may have cost communist forces control of the strategic island, changing the geopolitical calculus of the Pacific in the decades since.

Failure to Plan: The Disease That Cost an American Empire.

In 1802, the deadliest recorded epidemic of yellow fever struck a French expeditionary force, permanently destroying Napoleon Bonaparte's ambition to re-conquer Haiti and secure a North American empire. Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haitian revolutionary, effectively used his medical experience to spread this disease among French troops.

Fire and Brimstone: SO2 as a Chemical Weapon in History.

Sulfur dioxide (SO2), a chemical produced from the burning of sulfur-containing materials, has a long history in chemical warfare. While it was largely used during ancient sieges, there were numerous proposals to weaponize it for the open battlefield in the early modern age.

Trust in Group Decisions: a scoping review.

Background: Trust is a critical component of competency committees given their high-stakes decisions. Research from outside of medicine on group trust has not focused on trust in group decisions, and "group trust" has not been clearly defined. The purpose was twofold: to examine the definition of trust in the context of group decisions and to explore what factors may influence trust from the perspective of those who rely on competency committees through a proposed group trust model.

Changes in Temporary Disability Reporting Following the Implementation of the Army Medical Readiness Transformation.

Introduction: In November 2014, the U.S. Army held a readiness summit to address concerns about the accuracy of medical reporting systems.

Imaging presentation of complicated diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report.

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a fairly uncommon complication of diabetic ketoacidosis. Knowledge of the clinical and radiographic manifestation is important for the proper management of patients since the disease usually follows a benign evolution. We report a case of a 20-year-old soldier who presented with a pneumomediastinum that was initially falsely attributed to a motor vehicular crash.