A new study conducted by the V.A. found that patients using hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug highly promoted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19, had higher rates of death compared with those not using the drug.
Read More »AMA Salutes Congress for Passing VA Health Care Bill
Senate passage today of legislation reforming VA Choice is a victory for our veterans – continuing our commitment to honor their service and providing them ...
Read More »Nurses Urge Senate to Reject VA ‘Mission to Privatize’ Act; Endangers Healthcare for Veterans
National Nurses United today urged Senate members to reject S. 2372, the VA Mission Act which they called a major step towards the privatization of veterans ...
Read More »For suicidal veterans, loneliness is the deadliest enemy
About 20 veterans commit suicide every day. The primary enemy most veterans face after service is not war-related trauma but loneliness, according to a new ...
Read More »Current Health Care Debate Finds Veterans Supporting Obamacare
By Stephanie O’Neill Air Force veteran Billy Ramos, from Simi Valley, Calif., is 53 and gets health insurance for himself and for his family from Medicaid — ...
Read More »US House Votes To Let VA Doctors Recommend Marijuana To Veterans
The U.S. House of Representatives voted this morning in favor of a measure that would allow Veterans Administration doctors to recommend medical marijuana for their patients in ...
Read More »Wait Times At The V.A. Have Gotten Worse For Veterans And Doctors
Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor. Two years ago, vets were waiting a long time for care at Veterans Affairs clinics. At one facility in Phoenix, for ...
Read More »Serving in Middle East May Raise Skin Cancer Risk in U.S. Vets
U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk for skin cancer because of long hours spent in the desert sun, ...
Read More »Mindfulness Therapy Might Help Ease PTSD in Veterans
Mindfulness therapy seems to help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study suggests. Mindfulness encourages those suffering from PTSD not to avoid ...
Read More »‘Hidden’ Brain Damage Seen in Vets With Blast Injuries
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The brains of some veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were injured by homemade ...
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