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John William Baber

#VeteranOfTheDay John William Baber

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 6:00 pmSeptember 18, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Adam Druckman 90 views

Army Air Corps Veteran John William Baber served as a pilot on the Eastern Front during World War II and was …

Support Veterans by working the crisis hotline as a health science specialist

Care for our nation’s Veterans as a health science specialist – Veterans crisis hotline responder: immediate openings in Topeka, KS

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 2:25 pmNovember 16, 2017 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 152 views

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking interested applicants for the position of Health Science …

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My HealtheVet has a new look – Check it out!

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 10:16 amSeptember 19, 2017 Posted in Health, Technology by VAntage Point Contributor 382 views

VA is committed to serving Veterans and providing them with the best possible health care. This is why VA …

IMAGE: A group photo of the Veterans participating in the surfing event.

Veterans take to the waves at VA’s Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:48 amSeptember 19, 2017 Posted in Adaptive Sports, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 126 views

Teams raised their guidons to kick off Monday’s events and cheered each other as they tried their hands at …

IMAGE: Nick Mezak (left) and Dr. Ngan Huang look on as Nick McMenomy tends to a cell culture inside a biosafety cabinet. (Photo by Adan Pulido)

VA scientist mentors pair of former Marines in biomedicine, with goal of creating artificial heart

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:28 amSeptember 18, 2017 Posted in Research by VAntage Point Contributor 96 views

The research is centered on cardiovascular tissue engineering, a way of creating artificial pieces of blood …

Image: Marc Raciti, a retired Army major with 24 years or service, was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Be There Phoenix Resource Fair.

Phoenix VA and its community partners launch inaugural Veterans resource fair

Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 6:47 amSeptember 19, 2017 Posted in Mental Health by VAntage Point Contributor 80 views

More than 100 Veterans participated in the Be There Phoenix Resource Fair hosted by the Phoenix VA Health …