In patients who seek medical care for intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), delaying the start of anticoagulant therapy is associated with increased odds of PE-related mortality, according to a recent study.
Using medication to lower asymptomatic postoperative hypertension, a common clinical condition in admitted surgical patients, can have adverse outcomes, so postoperative hypertension should only be treated in inpatient surgical patients when it’s symptomatic, according to a recent review article.
Binge drinking declined from 2016 to 2024 in younger and older age groups among U.S. veterans, but, at the same time, heavy drinking increased significantly in midlife veterans, according to a recent study.
In U.S. veterans of reproductive age, having greater healthcare engagement and more reliance on providers as trusted sources of contraceptive information could improve their knowledge, according to a recent study.
Active-duty servicemembers who are male, enlisted in the Army and age 40 and older have the highest incidence rates of head and neck cancer, according to a recent study.
Pediatric acute respiratory infections result in absenteeism for both children and their caregivers who are active-duty servicemembers, leading to lost duty days and reduced military readiness, according to a recent study.
A program developed to address the challenges that older adults experience when undergoing surgery has improved the coordination of care for older veterans and promoted safer, more goal-aligned surgery for older adults, according to a recent study.
Guideline-concordant care for veteran Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients improved with use of the Diabetes Staging System to guide treatment, predict survival and create a shared language for care in VA primary care clinics.
Among U.S. Army servicemembers who own firearms, carrying them, as well as other weapons, and storing them unsecured are associated with greater risk of suicide, according to a recent study.
Guideline-concordant care for veteran Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients improved with use of the Diabetes Staging System to guide treatment, predict survival and create a shared language for care in VA primary care clinics.
How older adults approach cognitive test problems, such as the small mistakes they make and the strategies they use, can help predict who will later develop dementia, a finding that is helpful in detecting earlier any risk of cognitive decline, according to a recent study.
In U.S. Special Operations Forces personnel, greater repeated blast exposure is associated with a higher prevalence of intracranial aneurysms, according to a recent study.
Psychotropic medications are often prescribed for many complex, difficult-to-treat psychiatric disorders and include antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and stimulants. New guidance has suggested there’s a need for greater recognition of clinical psychopharmacology endpoints.
As obesity remains a significant threat to health worldwide, first-generation obesity medications continue to play an important role in clinical practice, according to a recent review article.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurogenerative disease that has devastating symptoms. It is 1.5 times more common in military veterans than those who never served. A recent survey found that veterans with the disease gave high marks to VA’s highly comprehensive and coordinated system to manage their care.
Nearly 20% of women in the U.S. Army with a need for contraception potentially had that need unmet for 12 months, resulting in twice the rate of unintended pregnancy compared to women whose contraception needs were met, according to a new study.
In the VA healthcare system, which has predominantly male patients, new women veteran patients who receive care from a women’s health primary care practitioner have a much lower risk of discontinuing VA care.
In military personnel and veterans, adding a stellate ganglion block to cognitive processing therapy significantly reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and helped these individuals recover more quickly, according to a recent study.
Pharmacogenomic testing is an underutilized resource in the Military Health System (MHS) that could reduce adverse drug events and therapeutic failure.
In military personnel and veterans, adding a stellate ganglion block to cognitive processing therapy significantly reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and helped these individuals recover more quickly, according to a recent study.