VA celebrates opening of new, $1.1 million spinal cord injury clinic
Two local, wheelchair-bound veterans cut a red, white and blue ribbon Thursday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the local VA’s new, 5,000-square-foot clinic for spinal cord injuries. Standing next to Northern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care Center Director...
Fayetteville VA medical center names new director
A 32-year veteran of the Army has been named the new director of the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center. James Laterza, who retired from the Army last summer, has been appointed to the job at the VA. As director, he will oversee delivery of health care to...
In a first, Veterans Affairs centers use genetic testing to treat depression
Kewchang Lee, a psychiatrist who oversees mental health consultations at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is not used to being studied. But in recent weeks, Lee signed up to be part of a first-of-its-kind experiment that is playing out in 21 VA...
Legionella Bacteria at Landstuhl Military Hospital Closes Areas
The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was found in two areas of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prompting officials to order decontamination of the hospital’s water system. The hospital findings come a week after the Army announced it had...