Military Times – President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will extend National Guard orders authorizing domestic coronavirus response missions through mid-August, after controversy [...]
Connecting Vets – Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie faced the second panel of Capitol Hill lawmakers in as many weeks on Wednesday, tasked with defending his agency’s [...]
PsychCentral – More than a quarter-century after the Gulf War, female combat veterans have nearly double the risk of reporting more than 20 total medical symptoms, including cognitive and [...]
Connecting Vets – Lawmakers this week introduced a bill that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to document, track and notify Congress of all cases of burn pit exposure [...]
Stars and Stripes – The backlog of Department of Veterans Affairs claims has grown by tens of thousands of cases since the department halted work because of the coronavirus pandemic, top VA [...]
Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based on research and effective clinical and peer [...]
Military Times – Veterans’ isolation and stress from the coronavirus pandemic could increase their chances of suicidal thoughts, but health experts are warning that the worst impacts to [...]
Stars and Stripes – The Department of Veterans Affairs will continue to use hydroxychloroquine to treat some coronavirus patients despite warnings from experts and a decision by the World [...]
Stars and Stripes – The Pentagon is open to having some National Guard members stay on federal orders beyond a June 24 date set by the Trump administration, Defense Secretary Mark Esper [...]
Connecting Vets – The top Veterans Affairs lawmaker in the Senate pledged to pass a major veterans’ mental healthcare bill in a letter to America’s veterans ahead of Memorial [...]