VA Health Nominee Pledges to Find 'Balance' Between Treatment at VA Centers and Private Facilities Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. John Bartrum has a long history of working in military and public health positions, including the...
Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...
Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Type 2 Diabetes The small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital has implications for anyone, including military firefighters and families...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
Senators Call for VA to 'Rebuild' Research Efforts Amid Ongoing Hiring Delays The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation...
VA Extends Deadline for Changes to Caregiver Program, Giving Longtime Recipients a Reprieve The department said the new deadline will be 2028, after previously pausing dismissals from the program through Sept. 30...
Senate's VA Spending Bill Seeks Assurance Staff Cuts Won't Hinder Veterans' Care The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
Veteran Dies by Suicide at VA Syracuse Medical Center Parking Garage A witness said the veteran wore a nearly full-length banner associated with transgender rights.
Troops, Veterans Advocates Want to See the PACT Act Better Track Toxic Exposures The discussion brought together more than a dozen veterans service organizations and other advocacy groups for them to tell...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
Pentagon Drops Coverage of GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds for Medicare-Eligible Retirees Tricare officials said the Defense Health Agency is eliminating coverage for its Tricare for Life beneficiaries and others to...
New Work Rules Could Deny Food Stamps to Thousands of Veterans Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Veterans...
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods The White House has credited Trump's crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever Released in 2013, the movie “Cliffy” chronicles Australian Cliff Young’s rise from a potato farmer to an ultramarathoner and...