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Marty Sigel, a 77-year-old Navy Veteran, tries out some meditation on a July day in Baltimore.

Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020 2:00 pmJuly 23, 2020 Posted in Health, Research by Tristan Horrom 1k views

Previous studies have suggested that meditation may have beneficial effects on a number of conditions. A …

Dr. Drew Moghanaki is a lung cancer specialist who today serves as section chief of radiation oncology at the Atlanta VA Health Care System. In the background is Glenda Campbell, chief radiation therapist at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

VA works to raise awareness for lung cancer screening in Veterans

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020 9:00 amJuly 21, 2020 Posted in Research, Top Stories by Erica Sprey 3 comments 1k views

Navy Veteran Jim Pantelas has spent the last 15 years working to fund new lung cancer research, combat …

Dr. Ken Kunisaki is a pulmonologist and researcher at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

Study: Men with HIV at greater risk of abnormal lung function

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2020 9:00 amJuly 20, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 386 views

Dr. Ken Kunisaki, a pulmonologist at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, led the study. He was not …

A Veteran Engagement Group meets at the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System in 2017.

Army Veteran offers feedback to researchers on makeup of studies

Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:00 amJuly 10, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 357 views

McGrane has participated in two studies that were aimed at better understanding the impact of traumatic …

VA has quickly launched a series of clinical trials to investigate possible treatments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Veterans help VA fight COVID-19

Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 9:00 amJuly 6, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Research by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

VA is a leader in medical research that helps Veterans and all Americans. We're also part of the national …

Support Veterans, innovation and research with a VA Career.

5 ways VA employees have changed Veterans’ lives

Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 4:00 pmJuly 7, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, Research, VA Careers by VA Careers 22k views

When you work at VA, you’re part of a culture of innovation that concentrates on making a difference in …

James Joseph during the Persian Gulf War in February 1991 near Kuwait City.

VA Researchers Who Served: James Joseph

Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2020 8:00 amJune 29, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 549 views

I am inspired by President John F. Kennedy, who said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your …

Dr. Molly Klote as a physician in the allergy department at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2011.

VA Researchers Who Served: Dr. Molly Klote

Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:00 amJune 19, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 488 views

Dr. Mary (Molly) Klote, an Army Veteran, is the director of the Office of Research Protections, Policy, and …

The image shows the VentMI device from its initial prototype (on left) to its final manufactured version.

VA physician invents device to expand patient access to ventilators

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:00 amJune 11, 2020 Posted in Research, Uncategorized by Erica Sprey 1k views

Ear, nose, and throat surgeon Dr. Kyle VanKoevering is doing his part to help Veterans and others who fall …

Rosalie Liotta, who served in the women’s branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, with Kaitlyn Nelsen, the Million Veteran Program research coordinator at the New Mexico VA.

VA’s Million Veteran Program seeking female Veterans for genetic-based studies

Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020 9:00 amJune 4, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets, Research by Mike Richman 4k views

Rosalie Liotta and Cathy Adkins enrolled in VA’s MVP, which learns how genes, lifestyle, and military …

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