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Expansion of hours at some VA clinics leads to 25,000 new patients

WEBA new Department of Veterans Affairs initiative to provide health care appointments at night and on weekends at participating VA health clinics resulted in an …

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Health data of millions of veterans might have been leaked in

WEBChange Healthcare is the nation’s largest payment processor for health care services. Clinics, pharmacies and community providers submit patient claims via a portal …

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DOD IG report highlights health care access issues in US military

WEBThe U.S. military community must navigate hurdles to access health care, both at home and abroad, according to a recent report from the Defense Department’s …

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VA secretary: ‘We’re at a critical moment for shaping and securing

WEBNearly 500,000 veterans have enrolled in VA health care in the past 12 months under the PACT Act, which McDonough said has changed the health care …

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VA health coverage will expand to all veterans exposed to toxins …

WEBCopayments for medical treatments related to toxic exposures will be waived for new enrollees. Fees can range from $15 to $50 depending on the type of medical …

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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on COVID origins, pandemic …

WEBAnthony S. Fauci, who was then director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the Senate health committee in 2022.

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Five years after Phoenix scandal, VA still doesn’t keep reliable wait

WEBThe Department of Veterans Affairs still fails to reliably track wait times for veterans seeking health care in the wake of a national scandal that five years ago found …

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House bill would expand access to health care for National Guard …

WEBA new bill would allow all National Guard members and reservists to sign up for TRICARE Reserve Select, a premium-based health care plan, without additional …

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GAO to study medical care for DOD civilians on bases in Japan …

WEBAmerican civilians working on U.S. bases in Japan are celebrating plans for a probe into health care available to those supporting U.S. forces in that country and in …

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VA budget deal scraps most conservative policies while investing …

WEBCongress is set to vote this week on a proposed fiscal 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs that increases funding for veterans’ health care and …

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Lack of civilian health care in Japan causing ‘serious and negative

WEBThe letter also notes the sometimes fatal consequences of a lack of adequate health care, and cites the case of a Marine’s 7-year-old daughter who died in …

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs …

WEBMarc Baptiste is treated for a bullet wound at a Doctors Without Borders emergency room in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 19, 2024.

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Military hospitals experienced 2 system outages in 2 weeks; one

WEBPrescription delays for military patients persist because of the Change cyberattack. “Pharmacy wait times may still be longer than expected due to persisting …

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Pentagon reviews whether 38 medical conditions should remain

WEBA recruiting pilot program that uses medical data collected on service members through the Pentagon’s new health information system could change …

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Veterans and advocates urge due process before VA removes gun …

WEBPhilip Van Guilder, an Army veteran, is director of community relations and a mental health advocate with Greenhouse Treatment Center in Texas, which provides …

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NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight

WEBNASA hired SpaceX and Boeing a decade ago, paying billions of dollars for the companies to ferry astronauts to and from the space station. The space agency is …

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US military begins construction at sea on pier to help funnel more …

WEBU.S. Army mariners construct a floating pier off the coast of Bowen, Australia, in July 2023. The pier is similar to one being constructed to move …

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Chemical quirk in Hawaii tap-water test led to hundreds of false

WEBThe Navy has determined that hundreds of tap water tests taken at Pearl Harbor in recent months produced false positives for low-level petroleum contamination …

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Vets discharged from military for misconduct or after special court

WEBVeterans who left miliary service with an other-than-honorable discharge or after a special court-martial for misdemeanor offenses will be eligible for the first time for …

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Army reservist who warned about Maine killer before shootings to

WEBA U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is expected to answer questions from the commission …

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Hospitals’ appetite for borrowing returns after pandemic years

WEBAt least four hospitals plan to borrow in the coming weeks, according to preliminary bond documents posted to MuniOS, an online repository. They include $273 …

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Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe

WEBViral fragments of bird flu have been identified in samples of milk taken from grocery store shelves in the United States, a finding that does not necessarily suggest a …

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Don't blame MREs for your gastrointestinal discomfort, Army …

WEBA study published in October 2019 found that eating only MREs for 21 days has hardly any negative impact on gut microbiota and digestion. (Yamil Casarreal/U.S. …

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