US Army to address parents’ blocked access to teen medical records
To military parents who are frustrated because they can’t get access to their teenagers’ medical records, the U.S.…
Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad
Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during…
SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’
Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition…
Long deployments overwhelm a strained Navy mental health system, personnel say
The system designed to assist sailors’ mental health aboard deployed U.S. Navy aircraft carriers is unable to meet…
Who decides what works? Inside VA’s mental health treatment playbook
For veterans seeking treatment for PTSD, depression, anxiety or substance use disorders, the question sounds simple: If a…
Majority of VA mental health visits are timely, but referrals lag: Watchdog
Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the…
Navy removes California-based medicine and readiness CO
After just over a year on the job, the Navy relieved Capt. Mathew Loe, the commanding officer of…
Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic…
VA launches trial to test GLP-1 medication for alcohol use disorder in veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a nationwide clinical trial to determine whether semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic…
VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds
The Department of Veterans Affairs has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans…
‘Our veterans deserve better’: Inside the VA nursing shortage
The line at the Wendy’s drive-thru barely moved as Hailey Richards sat behind the wheel during her lunch…
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on…