• A forgotten soldier—Think Progress passes along news and a video clip from an ABC report on an Iraq War veteran who “developed symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD during combat” and was eventually “sent to Walter Reed hospital, where he was neglected and eventually hung himself with a bed sheet in his room.”

• Treating the Awkward Years—An interesting story in the New York Times on the field of adolescent medicine, which remains “the wallflower at the subspecialty ball” despite a critical need for such services.

• Posing as pals, drug reps sway doctors’ choices—Reuters reports on a pair of recent studies which suggest that “subtle attention from friendly drug sales representatives can have a big impact on what drugs [physicians] prescribe.”

• Britain’s Gun Laws Seen as Curbing Attacks—The Washington Post reports on how Britain and the U.S. are separated not just by an ocean but by prevailing attitudes and regulations on the ownership of firearms.