Veteran News

Social Media Effort #22Kill Raises Veteran Suicide Awareness

By Debbie Gregory. #22KILL is part of a social media campaign, launched by non-profit 22KILL, to bring attention to veteran…

9 years ago

Extensive VA Reform Bill Unveiled in Senate

By Debbie Gregory. It’s been over two years since scandal rocked the Department of Veteran Affairs and forced the resignation…

9 years ago

VA Considers Adding to List of Agent Orange-related Conditions

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering the addition of several diseases to the list of health…

9 years ago

Philanthropist Pledges $275 Million for Veteran Mental Health Care

By Debbie Gregory. Philanthropist Steven A. Cohen has pledged $275 million for a national network of free mental health clinics…

9 years ago

Increasingly, Veterans Denied VA Care Due to Discharge Circumstances

By Debbie Gregory. An other than honorable discharge is the military equivalent of a “scarlet letter.” Often called “bad paper,”…

9 years ago

Love Hormone Oxytocin May Help With PTSD and Anxiety

By Debbie Gregory. Hormone and gene therapies for anxiety and PTSD could be on the way.  Oxytocin, often called the…

9 years ago

Commission on Care Panel Considers Closing VA Healthcare Facilities

By Debbie Gregory. In Section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Congress established the Commission…

9 years ago

VA Releases Two Women’s Mobile Health Apps

By Debbie Gregory. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) offices of Women’s Health Services and Connected Care has released two applications…

9 years ago

Veteran Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 4640 Introduced

By Debbie Gregory. Congressman David Jolly (FL-13) and Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District have co-sponsored legislation mandating…

9 years ago

IBM and VA Work Together for Improved Brain Health for Veterans

Last year, IBM launched its new Veterans Employment initiative to help veterans and military spouses through its i2 Analyst’s Notebook…

9 years ago