{"id":264136,"date":"2025-07-23T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-hidden-health-crisis-that-could-be-affecting-tens-of-thousands-of-our-veterans-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T00:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:05:01","slug":"the-hidden-health-crisis-that-could-be-affecting-tens-of-thousands-of-our-veterans-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-hidden-health-crisis-that-could-be-affecting-tens-of-thousands-of-our-veterans-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden health crisis that could be affecting tens of thousands of our veterans | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5rcETwKHZUE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The hidden health crisis that could be affecting tens of thousands of our veterans | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rcETwKHZUE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of serving troops may be suffering from brain damage after being exposed to harmful blast waves from the British Army\u2019s weaponry, an ITV News investigation has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark admission, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that weapons systems used by the army are causing brain damage in soldiers. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew, the MoD\u2019s lead on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), acknowledged that repeated exposure to blasts generated by some army weapons can injure the brain and lead to life\u2011long health conditions. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of serving troops may be suffering from brain damage after being exposed to harmful blast waves from the British Army\u2019s weaponry, an ITV News investigation has revealed. 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