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03/04/2021 04:00 PM EST

Women are the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. military and Veteran populations, and VA stands ready to provide resources.

Women are the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. military and Veteran populations, and VA stands ready to provide resources.

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03/04/2021 02:00 PM EST

Dr. Matthew Kinnard, an Army Veteran, maintained oversight of all biomedical research activities in VA from 1979 to 1985.

When I reported to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1959, as good fortune would have it, the placement officer noticed that I had earned a master’s degree in biology and offered me the chance to work in a lab designed to conduct Army research.

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03/04/2021 11:30 AM EST

Army Veteran Helen Girardi Veshosky is today's Veteran of the Day.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Helen Girardi Veshosky, who served as a nurse during World War II.

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03/04/2021 10:00 AM EST

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VA’s Million Veteran Program is one of the world’s largest genetics research programs designed to better prevent and treat disease in Veterans. Army Veteran Sedra Graves shares her story for enrolling.

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03/04/2021 09:00 AM EST

Joyce Casey and Veteran

Joyce Casey, a Spinal Cord Injury recreation therapist, has saved and changed the lives of thousands of paralyzed Veterans.

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03/03/2021 06:00 PM EST

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Mother Nature’s winter storm could not deter Shreveport VA employees who came together to ensure continuity of patient care and hospital operations continued. Many nurses on duty stayed on the job.

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03/03/2021 04:00 PM EST

Dr. A. Rani Elwy, a health psychologist and health services researcher at the VA Bedford Healthcare System in Massachusetts, is leading research on how VA should best communicate about unsafe clinical practices at VA hospitals.

Dr. A. Rani Elwy, a health psychologist and health services researcher at the VA Bedford Healthcare System in Massachusetts, is spearheading the new VA program.

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