VA Falls Short on Providing Specific Health Care to LGBT Veterans, GAO Report Finds VHA is limited in its assessment for LGBT veterans because it does not consistently collect sexual orientation data.
Trump OKs 2 Laws Aimed at Helping Veteran Mental Health and Reducing Suicide The legislation would give the VA leeway to award grants to organizations that focus on veterans' mental health issues.
'Tainted,' 'Screw This:' Study Reveals Male and Female Vets Have Different Suicide Triggers A study suggests that when it comes to male and female vets, mental health support is far from a one-size-fits-all affair.
New Productivity Targets for Counselors Could Hurt Mental Health Care for Veterans: GAO The Veterans Health Administration's Readjustment Counseling Service provides care through 300 Vet Centers.
After Ant-Bite Scandal, Federal Watchdog to Review VA's Nursing Home Ratings System Following concerns over care at a nursing home in Atlanta, the GAO will look at how the VA assesses its facilities.
Navy Doctors Are Bringing Back This Medical Screening to Prevent Sailors’ Sudden Deaths Until 2002, electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs or EKGs, were part of routine screening to join the U.S. military.
VA Is Sending ‘Tiger Team’ in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak at Hawaii Veterans Home A "Tiger Team" of infection control experts is deploying to help curb a deadly outbreak in the nursing facility.
Landmark Bill Would Designate 12 Illnesses as Connected to Burn Pits The legislation would accelerate sick veterans' access to disability benefits.
Burn Pits Linked to Chronic Cough and Wheezing in Veterans, New Study Shows The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the National Academies in 2018 to review existing scientific and medical research.
Hundreds of Veterans to Receive Convalescent Plasma in VA Test The VA has announced plans for random testing of convalescent plasma for COVID-19.
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
