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A veteran’s guide to navigating health care after service
Post-military life can be a flood of decisions, from finding a new career to choosing how, or if, you want to cut your hair. While health care isn’t always a top priority, it’s among one of the most significant and ... Read More
Partnership between Department of Veterans Affairs, River Hospital proving to be successful
A partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and River Hospital in Alexandria Bay is proving to be a success, according to VA officials. The hospital offers the River Community Wellness Program, an Intensive Outpatient ... Read More
VA study shows Vietnam parasite may be killing vets
A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet: Test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the ... Read More
Preparing our Practitioners: CJTF-HOA Hosts Tropical Medicine Course
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, assigned to both Camp Lemonnier and the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Surgeon Cell, along with medical professionals from Djibouti and the German Army, ... Read More
House asks HHS for plan on including bill of materials for medical devices
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to follow through with a key recommendation outlined in the HHS Cybersecurity Task Force report from June: Include bill of materials for ... Read More
Defense Health Agency, San Antonio Small Businesses Partner To Improve Care At Army Medical Center
In late October, the Defense Health Agency announced a suite of 36 five-year contracts, with a cumulative $7.5 billion ceiling, for professional medical services in the Defense Department’s military treatment facilities in the 50 ... Read More
VA’s quiet plan to widen private care with TRICARE stirs ire
As part of its effort to expand private health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs is exploring the possibility of merging its health system with the Pentagon’s, a cost-saving measure that veterans groups say could threaten ... Read More
New Members Named to Serve on Health Information Technology Advisory Committee Established in 21st Century Cures Act
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan named three members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The committee, created by the 21st Century Cures Act, is ... Read More
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, VA and USAA Launch New Alliance to Integrate Caregivers Into Veterans Medical Care
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, in partnership with the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, announced the formation of a new, groundbreaking initiative called, “The Campaign for Inclusive Care,” focused on ensuring that military ... Read More
Air Force diabetes prevention program shows promising results
“I wish I knew this 30 years ago,” is a common feeling among Air Force veterans after receiving diabetes education. Like most of the 89 million Americans with prediabetes, many active duty Airmen do not know the ways they ... Read More