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  "id": 11909277,
  "title": "'It would have been easier to have lost a leg': A former soldier's internal war with PTSD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/it-would-have-been-easier-to-have-lost-a-leg-a-former-soldiers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/10/04/it-would-have-been-easier-to-have-lost-a-leg-a-former-soldier-s-internal-war-with-ptsd_6758234_117.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The senior corporal took part in France's overseas operations, notably in Afghanistan and Mali. Since the end of his career in 2016, he has suffered repeated outbursts of anger, panic attacks and nightmares. After years of denial, the French military is beginning to recognize the scale of this psychological wound, which devastates service members and their loved ones. A unit dedicated to treating…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}