This Air Force military police and Vietnam Veteran has had three heart attacks and needs cardiac rehabilitation. He does it from home using a telehealth program funded by VA’s Office of Rural Health.
If you have an other-than-honorable discharge, you can still receive mental health treatment at a VA medical center. For combat Veterans who served at least 100 days. And sexual assault victims.
APOLLO is a complex acronym for a data collection project with an important goal: individualized cancer treatment. VA is working with federal partners in largely unprecedented cancer research.
A career as a psychiatrist at the U.S. Department of […]
These nurses at the VA Maryland Health Care System are just three of the thousands of men and women who are there for our Veterans day and night providing the comfort and care they have earned.
“One of my patients once told me that it wasn’t until he started writing that he started to heal after Vietnam because it allowed him to say what was on his mind and in his heart.”
VA Nurse Karen Brodlo was dining in a favorite restaurant when an elderly woman stopped breathing. She performed CPR until the rescue team arrived. “I just did what was right. No accolades, please.”
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For older Veterans in this VA Community Living Center, Rufus the Robotic Cat is a “buddy” and a source of joy and comfort. Therapeutic benefits provide a sense of purpose, caring for their friend.
Dr. Mary Lynch is the first woman to receive the American Glaucoma Society’s prestigious Innovator Award. Many Veterans are better off today thanks to her contributions to the field of glaucoma.
Choose a career based on giving back and bring strategic […]
Tomorrow, April 27, is Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Most people who misuse prescription drugs find them in the family medicine cabinet. Here’s a convenient way to get rid of your unneeded drugs.