A large, multisite randomized trial has delivered the first rigorous test of the VA’s Whole Health approach to chronic pain, finding that an interdisciplinary whole-health team modestly outperformed both cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and usual care in reducing how much pain interferes with veterans’ daily lives.
A new review sought to examine the evidence supporting the use of specific compensatory cognitive strategies in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).
While VA is lauding its progress in creating a haven for homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus, lawmakers are concerned about ongoing delays in the project and the unprecedented level of secrecy required of contractors.
Justice-involved veterans (JIVs), with incarceration history or other legal involvement, tend to have high rates of high opioid-use disorder (OUD) but low uptake of medications for OUD (MOUD).
Antibiotics are essential for treating infections, but they can also disrupt the balance of bacteria in the gut, allowing harmful organisms such as Clostridioides difficile to multiply and lead to diarrhea. This disruption is one reason clinicians carefully consider which antibiotics to prescribe and for how long.
Post-ICU care outcomes among veterans are less than optimal for both VA and community hospital discharges, showing a need for coordinated programs to improve recovery trajectories and outcomes, according to a recent study.
The quality of a veteran’s mental health in the few years following discharge is determined not only by exposure to combat, but by myriad factors, including gender, length of deployment and childhood trauma, according to a recently published study by researchers at Penn State.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that VA is failing to adequately serve the needs of high-risk veterans seeking urgent mental health and substance abuse treatment
As the veteran population ages and healthcare options expand, it might be beneficial for the VHA to reassess how it evaluates hospital performance, a new study suggested.
Veterans who receive psychosocial services, specifically for substance use, are less likely to stop taking buprenorphine, a medication for opioid-use disorder that is effective in reducing opioid use, according to a recent study.
Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly integrated into quality assessments following total joint arthroplasty (TJA), but patient perceptions of quality paired with the phase of surgical care has not been described, according to a new report.
Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is the standard of care for treating certain types of keratinocyte carcinoma (KCs), but it has not been uniformly accessible to veterans treated by the VHA, according to a recent research letter.
It’s such a common ailment among veterans that it’s almost a given: If you served any time in the military, you’re walking out with some type of hearing problem. That usually presents as hearing loss or tinnitus—a persistent ringing sound in the ears.
Sleep disruptions are common at VHA subacute rehabilitation facilities, according to a new study recommending the examination of environmental factors.
How effective is surgery in restoring upper extremity function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)?
Rehabilitation and its possible effects are rarely part of the research that goes into the design or evaluation of prosthetic componentry, according to a prospective new study.
The U.S. Military Health System is touted as an equal-access medical provider, and scores of studies have demonstrated that few racial inequities exist in the treatment it provides for many conditions.
In September, the Department of Defense granted a small Maryland-based company up to $7.4 million to develop a targeted therapeutic that could have a big impact on the care of military personnel and veterans with orthopedic injuries and degenerative diseases.
In partnership with the VA’s Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), Penumbra Inc. aims to change the way veterans receive and literally see rehabilitation services.
Having a loved one in the hospital can be one of the most stressful experiences for a family.
In most head-to-head comparisons, surgical care at the VHA is found to be as good or better than that provided in the community. That’s why a recent study on joint replacement surgery was so surprising.
Transitioning from active duty military service to civilian life is difficult at the best of times. The pandemic added a host of new challenges, highlighted existing problems with the transitioning process and widened the cracks through which those veterans who are most in need of support are in danger of falling.
The benefit of early post-discharge hospital followup for heart failure patients was demonstrated in a new approach at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System.
SAN ANTONIO—If there’s one thing that Sandra Morissette, PhD, wants people to understand about veterans is that, when it comes to the need for social support in order to heave a healthy, functional life, they are no different than their civilian counterparts. And the...
TUSCALOOSA, AL—With the Veterans Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Employment project, Lori Davis, MD, knows she has her work cut out for her. Not only does she have to prove that individual placement and support employment services can help veterans with...
Most Report Satisfaction with Work Life, Social Well-Being BOSTON — Health issues plague veterans, even when they first leave military service and are viewed as a bigger problem than finding work or establishing civilian social relationships. That’s according to a new...