Study points to race, ethnicity as COVID-19 risk factors
The research team included investigators from the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, VA Puget Sound Health …
Author: Erica Sprey
VA researcher develops ‘smart bandage’ technology for chronic wounds
It is a problem that Dr. Kath Bogie has been working on intermittently for nearly 15 years. Bogie and a team …
VA works to raise awareness for lung cancer screening in Veterans
Navy Veteran Jim Pantelas has spent the last 15 years working to fund new lung cancer research, combat …
VA physician invents device to expand patient access to ventilators
Ear, nose, and throat surgeon Dr. Kyle VanKoevering is doing his part to help Veterans and others who fall …
‘I’m battling an encyclopedia’
Patients should feel comfortable asking their physicians questions, making requests, or expressing an …
Research improves tele-eye screening for Veterans
In 2015, VA launched the Technology-based Eye Care Services program. It now serves 22 sites, and researchers …
Caring for prostate cancer survivors
Dr. Ted Skolarus is a urologic oncologist—a physician who treats cancer of the urinary tract and male …
VA researcher is strong advocate for combining therapies for chronic pain
Dr. Matthew Bair is a general internal medicine physician and VA health services researcher. His main …
Relaxation training can help older Veterans who suffer from anxiety
Clinical geropsychologist Dr. Christine Gould is a researcher with the Geriatric Research, Education, and …
How intimate partner violence affects women Veterans
Dr. Katherine Iverson is a clinical psychologist and researcher in the Women's Health Division of the …