VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
Veterans Affairs medical examiners are now required to consider the effects of medication on a veteran’s health condition…
Airborne toxin exposure drives unique biological pattern of chronic rhinosinusitis
Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System have identified…
Earlier blood transfusion reduces heart complications post-surgery in high-risk patients
An earlier blood transfusion- done when hemoglobin levels were higher – after major general or vascular surgery among…
Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity
The prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to White/European-ancestry…
Veteran healthcare cards promise free medical treatment, but patients say many GPs won’t accept them
Pat McCabe was always destined for a life of service. “My father was in the navy — he…