People Who Lived Near 2 Pennsylvania Military Bases Had Higher Level of Toxic Compounds in Blood Than US Average "Forever chemicals" known as PFAS are associated with higher levels of cholesterol, which is linked to increased risk of...
VA Health Nominee Pledges to Find 'Balance' Between Treatment at VA Centers and Private Facilities Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. John Bartrum has a long history of working in military and public health positions, including the...
Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...
Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Type 2 Diabetes The small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital has implications for anyone, including military firefighters and families...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
Senators Call for VA to 'Rebuild' Research Efforts Amid Ongoing Hiring Delays The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation...
VA Extends Deadline for Changes to Caregiver Program, Giving Longtime Recipients a Reprieve The department said the new deadline will be 2028, after previously pausing dismissals from the program through Sept. 30...
Senate's VA Spending Bill Seeks Assurance Staff Cuts Won't Hinder Veterans' Care The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
Veteran Dies by Suicide at VA Syracuse Medical Center Parking Garage A witness said the veteran wore a nearly full-length banner associated with transgender rights.
One Detainee Killed and 2 Others Critically Injured in Dallas ICE Facility, Homeland Security Says A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on...
Pentagon Adds Exemptions to Requirement for All Troops to Get the Flu Shot The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year by introducing...
Travis Decker, Man Accused of Killing His Daughters, Is Dead, US Marshals Service Reportedly Says The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Trying to Board Camp Pendleton Helicopter with Lit Flare A civilian holding a lit flare tried to board a Marine Corps helicopter while the aircraft was sitting on a Camp Pendleton...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
