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03/03/2021 02:00 PM EST

AARP, others offer free tax prep help to Veterans, military and families

AARP Tax-Aide assistance is geared toward people 50 and older or those who have low to moderate incomes, but Tax-Aide is free and open to anyone.

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03/03/2021 11:30 AM EST

Air Force Veteran Marcelite J. Harris is today's Veteran of the day.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Marcelite J. Harris, a trailblazer multiple times during her 32-year career.

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03/03/2021 10:00 AM EST

Man in wheelchair in front RV

Veteran Nick Mangus has been living with Multiple Sclerosis since 1988. He lives a full and adventurous life. His is a story of adaptability and perseverance…an inspiration to others with MS…and all of us.

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03/03/2021 09:00 AM EST

In a study led by a researcher at the White River Junction VA, men with prostate cancer and PTSD experienced greater suicide risk than men with prostate cancer and no PTSD, even after adjusting for depression, substance use disorder, and prostate cancer treatment.

Conversely, the researchers concluded that men with prostate cancer and PTSD may have been at lower risk of death from non-suicidal causes due to favorable physical health resulting from greater health care use and early diagnosis of localized—or low-risk—cancer.

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03/03/2021 08:00 AM EST

Medical tools are used to prepare therapy in container

At the Dallas VA, a new weapon in the fight against cancer in the Veteran population was recently unveiled. Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) was performed on a Veteran with liver cancer.

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03/02/2021 08:00 PM EST

Cybersecurity

Learn more about cybersecurity through this free competition. Top contestants are invited to cybersecurity training, workshops, labs, competitions, and a job fair.

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03/02/2021 06:00 PM EST

Learn about the benefits of a career as a VA Physician.

Want to help improve Veterans’ lives? VA physicians provide first-rate health care to the men and women who have bravely served their country.

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03/02/2021 04:00 PM EST

Study co-author Dr. Samir Gupta, chief of gastroenterology at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, says some patients and primary care providers misunderstand the results of abnormal stool blood screening tests.

This is the first study in the United States, the researchers note, to examine the risk of death linked to delays in undergoing a colonoscopy following an abnormal stool blood test.

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