What Thanksgiving Day is all about…thanks to the health care he has received at the VA…and his photography…Veteran Brian Fleming is a much happier person. He finds comfort in coming to the VA. Read the full story
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Broken Heart: Call Saves Veteran’s Life
It’s a good thing Larry Kerr finally decided to answer his phone, which had been ringing all morning. It was the VA, calling to tell him he had a life-threatening heart condition. Read the full story
FRAUD ALERT for Call Center
Veterans should be aware of a marketing scam targeting callers trying to reach the GI Bill Call Center and VA National Call Center.
FRAUD ALERT for Call Center
National Rural Health Day Salutes Veterans
VA is bringing health care closer to Veterans who don’t live in town. New technologies like telehealth and mobile clinics are increasing health care options for rural resident Veterans. Read the full story
For Women, Better Friendships Equal Better Health
VA researchers find that women Veterans with social support from their peers have better physical health. More than 3,600 women Veterans, Vietnam and OIF and OEF Veterans, were in the study. Read the full story
Homeless Women Vets Find Comfort, Hope
The Wade Park Domiciliary is a unique partnership between the Cleveland VA Medical Center and Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, a marriage that may be the first of its kind in the entire country. Read the full story
Quitting Smoking Redefines Glamour and Success
Here’s a Veteran who quit smoking for ten years, then started again. A doctor herself, she knew she knew better and has now stopped…with VA’s help…forever. Read the full story
The Spirit of the American Soldier
A Veteran who lost a leg in combat in Iraq is now — at 31 — the Chief of Prosthetics at the San Diego VA Medical Center. He will spend Veterans Day remembering friends who paid the ultimate price. Read the full story
One of Those Things You Gotta Do – The Flu Shot
The flu shot rolls around every year, just like taxes. Getting the flu is easy but it’s easier to get the flu shot. Read the full story












