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07/13/2021 04:00 PM EDT

Shift helps Veterans apply their valuable experiences with careers in technology startups.

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07/13/2021 02:00 PM EDT

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Fisher House reached a milestone in July by serving its 2,500th Veteran family. The Fisher House offers a “home away from home” for Veterans and loved ones.

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07/13/2021 11:30 AM EDT

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Melissa Gregg, who served as a military personnel administrator and public health programs manager.

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07/13/2021 09:50 AM EDT

Shreveport VA has a new form of critical care that expands on the traditional Intensive Care Unit model. This new structure is based on Telehealth and is known as TeleCritical Care.

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07/13/2021 09:00 AM EDT

An innovative clinical trial out of the Baltimore VA Medical Center called Exercise Rehabilitation in Veteran Cancer Survivors is examining the role of exercise in managing neuropathic pain in lung cancer survivors. Neuropathic pain, which includes numbness, tingling, pins and needles sensations, sensitivity to touch, and/or muscle weakness is common after surgery and chemotherapy in lung cancer survivors. […]

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07/13/2021 08:00 AM EDT

Dr. Cohen left his mark on the specialty care clinic staff and on the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center as a whole.

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