VA Makes It Easier to Share Your Health Information with Private Doctors An update to the VA's Blue Button system makes sharing health info with your personal doctor easier
Army Wants Sergeants in the Barracks on Weekends to Prevent Suicides The U.S. Army's top official said Thursday that he wants to see sergeants making regular visits to the barracks on weekends.
DOD, VA & UCSD Study New Treatment For Binge Eating Binge eating affects approximately 1/5 of active duty personnel & results in higher health-care costs & decreased readiness
Hedge Fund Billionaire Plans 25 Mental Health Clinics for Veterans by 2020 Steven Cohen's clinics have treated 8,000 veterans and family members to date.
When Mental Health and Medication Are Not Enough Therapy. Counseling. Prescriptions. Where do you turn when you’ve done it all still no better than when you started
Veterans Need To Be Honest About Their Loneliness And Boredom After Serving Veterans face a variety of problems once they leave the service. But what if a big part of the problem was loneliness and...
Trump Names Controversial Adviser to Head VA Mental Health Commission Jake Leinenkugel is a White House political appointee and adviser on veterans issues.
It's Time for the VA to Approve Service Dogs as a Treatment Option There is physiological evidence that Service Dogs affect and improve the brain chemistry of those suffering through PTSD.
Senators Continue Call for Family Suicide Data Release Sens. Patty Murray and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the DoD asking why data on military family suicides has not been released.
Pentagon Met Dependent Suicide Reporting Requirements: Official Pentagon officials say they have met lawmakers' requirements for tracking suicides by military family members.
Fuel Tank Plummets from F-16 Jet and Lands in Neighborhood Near Eglin Air Force Base A fuel tank fell off an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from Eglin Air Force Base, landing in a residential neighborhood...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Army Doctor Files Guilty Plea in 41 Cases of Sexual Contact, Indecent Behavior with Patients The physician, an anesthesiologist, was accused of fondling patients at a Washington state military hospital between 2019 and...
Lawsuit Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination Led to an Air Force Contractor's Death The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit...
Troubled Caisson Unit Makes Appearance at Carter Funeral as Horse-Drawn Services Remain Suspended The unit came under public scrutiny in 2022 when CNN reported that two horses had died within days of each other...