VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must balance innovation with careful implementation of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology, lawmakers and witnesses said during a House hearing on Thursday. “The VA is not an island. AI efforts within the federal government are proceeding in parallel, while private industry is significantly ahead of the public sector. Even […]
Transgender Veterans Sue to Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Covered by VA
A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin providing and paying for gender-affirming surgeries. The lawsuit from the Transgender American Veterans Association seeks to compel the VA to codify in its regulations verbal assurances the department has made that it would begin providing those […]
Opinion | The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn’t Serving Veterans
Ask any American how they think our government should be treating the nation’s veterans, and almost everyone will say that those who served our country should be treated at least as well as the average person on the street. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking proactive steps to honor the debt […]
Low Rates of PSA Screening Linked to Increase in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
SAN ANTONIO — A study of men treated in Veterans Health Administration facilities suggested that lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rates were associated with subsequent increased rates of metastatic prostate cancer. Across 128 facilities, PSA screening rates declined from 47% in 2005 to 37% in 2019, which was observed across all ages and races, reported […]
Veterans Often Reluctant to Admit Struggles With Sleep, Addictions
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) A new study of U.S. military veterans reveals they are more comfortable getting help for physical ills than for mental health issues. “The majority of participants indicated they would be willing to seek treatment for both physical and mental health problems. However, they reported significantly […]
Genetic links revealed between severe COVID-19 and other diseases: Large-scale study could help inform novel COVID-19 treatment strategies
A new analysis of data from the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program has uncovered genetic links between COVID-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are known risk factors for severe COVID-19. Anurag Verma of the Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, and colleagues present these findings on April 28 in the […]
Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA’s Troubled EHR Program
WASHINGTON — The new electronic health record (EHR) system in the veterans healthcare system still leaves a lot to be desired, witnesses said at a Senate hearing. The VA signed a $10 million contract for a new EHR system with Cerner Millennium in May 2018. This system was supposed to modernize the VA’s EHR and […]