More than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched a national initiative, termed Whole Health, that takes a holistic approach to health care, emphasizing personalized care plans that address the physical, ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Issues of identity, male-dominated branding and apprehension that their needs will go unmet are among the reasons women are not accessing veterans' mental health support, according to new research being discussed at a conference ...
Dec 13, 2023
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In a recent study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Veterans with housing instability were 53% more likely to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD) than those with ...
Dec 6, 2023
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For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), doxycycline is associated with a reduced risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal of Infection ...
Dec 2, 2023
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A study of post-9/11 veterans shows that those with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who have never been deployed have a higher risk of epilepsy than those who have been deployed. The study is published in ...
Nov 29, 2023
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There is a high prevalence of thyroid cancer among transgender female veterans, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association, held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2023
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Research published in The American Journal of Psychiatry finds that during a period of increasing cannabis use in the U.S., the prevalence of cannabis use disorder is disproportionally increasing among veterans with psychiatric ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Researchers assessed Veterans Affairs participants' patterns of coping strategies, as well as the stability and change in strategies, at three timepoints (December 2020 to March 2021) when COVID-19 vaccines became widely ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Unstable housing before starting dialysis is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality among veterans receiving dialysis, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 21, 2023
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Male and female veterans have a higher prevalence of arthritis than nonveterans, according to research published in the Nov. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Nov 14, 2023
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