VA’s annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic has significantly changed the lives of thousands of disabled Veterans, reminding them of the wonder life still has to offer. Read the full story
Unique approach to rehab. At the Topeka VA, a new voluntary alcohol and drug rehab program called ‘Fresh Start’ requires patients to commit to 30 days of intense therapy in a locked unit. Read the full story
VA is working hard every day to help Veterans with PTSD, from World War II generals to Iraqi conflict corporals. Here are links to resources and courageous stories from Veterans who have been there. Read the full story
Hundreds of Veterans of all ages — and shapes — are losing weight every day with VA’s MOVE! program and now there’s an app to help you join this happy, healthy group. Check it out! Read the full story
It’s not about what’s the matter with you. It’s about what matters most to you. There’s a link to a form in this story that could help you enhance your overall well-being by focusing on these factors. Read the full story
VA’s Polytrauma System of Care, a network of over 100 programs, provides world-class rehabilitation services for Veterans and helps them transition back to their homes and families. Read the full story
During Patient Safety Awareness Week, doctors, nurses and clinicians from VA and DoD will be ‘United in Safety’ as they discuss and analyze ways to make your hospital experience safer. Read the full story
You can have Multiple Sclerosis with limited mobility and still have passion for the causes that are meaningful to you. Read this story about Army Veteran Brian Pettyjohn who does just that. Read the full story
On March 3, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed a law establishing a national soldiers and sailors asylum. Today’s VA evolved from that facility established for Civil War Veterans of the Union Army. Read the full story
