How the Physician Assistant Field Arose from Military Medicine Every physician assistant practicing today owes the profession's existence to combat medics and Navy corpsmen who proved that...
Managing Risk and Care: The Patient Record Flag System at the VA The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Patient Record Flags to alert staff when veterans may face or pose heightened safety...
Chiropractic Services Are Returning to Some US Military Bases: 'No Excuse' An amendment in the sweeping defense bill passed by Congress includes bringing back chiropractic care to over a handful of...
Suicide Prevention for Troops and Veterans: What Exists, What Works, and What Still Falls Short Suicide prevention for troops and veterans relies on layered systems that combine crisis lines, clinical care, peer support...
The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health...
Here’s Why January Is the Best Time to File Your VA Disability Claim The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are...
EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.
Why the Winter Blues Make PTSD Symptoms Worse and What Veterans Can Do About It Winter amplifies PTSD symptoms through biology, darkness and isolation that hits veterans hard.
Veterans Often Overlook These VA Disability Claims: Secondary Conditions Explained Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service...
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
