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A promising new treatment for PTSD

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment long used to combat compression sickness in divers. But at a hospital in Israel they're using it to address a very different malady: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at the treatment's promising results that have been seen in both military veterans and survivors of the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. He also talks with doctors in America about using this treatment to help millions of veterans suffering from PTSD.

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Former Marine helping vets through art

In our series "A More Perfect Union," we aim to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In the U.S., it is estimated that about 41% of veterans struggle with their mental health, from depression and anxiety to sleep disorders or PTSD. Jessica Rambo, 36, is a retired Marine who traveled coast-to-coast on a bus she named The Painted Buffalo to help veterans struggling with their mental health through art therapy. Rambo says she has found a new way to help serve her country.

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