Ellen Ballard, recipient of prestigious nurses’ award, works with patients and teaches cancer survivors about the need for ongoing surveillance. Her father, a World War II Veteran, had prostate cancer. “I learned that people who survive cancer have special needs.” Read the full story

Tuscaloosa VA staff and volunteers provide emergency assistance to community after tornados, collecting and delivering donations of clothing, personal care items, and other things needed for citizens who were seeking shelter at the VA. Read the full story

Following a history making All-Veteran-Amputee softball game hosted by the University of Arizona in Tucson, the Vets will take the field against an able bodied softball team from the FBI on May 6. Read the full story

Recent VA research shows the benefits of peer support, a smart way to leverage a powerful social force — the ability of peers to motivate one another — that no medical system can replicate on its own. Read the full story

VA will soon take applications for a new Family Caregiver Program that provides additional services including a stipend, mental health services and access to health care insurance. Read the full story

Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health — is being implemented at VA sites nationwide to provide much-needed support for a beleaguered caregiver population. VA researchers tested a six-month intervention designed to ease caregiver stress. Read the full story

Sexual assault survivors put their experiences and emotions on display, thanks to the Clothesline Project. The project brought healing and education through awareness to the San Diego VA Medical Center. Read the full story

Homeless, addicted to drugs and living with a terrible secret; it took one Veteran more than twenty years to recover from a sexual assault during her time in the service. Read the full story

With rural Veterans using both VA and private health care providers, VA is testing how to securely share Veterans health records for better continuity of care. Read the full story

Veterans at ten VA facilities are participating in a research study that will allow them to be directly involved in developing a single standardized prescription label for use VA-wide. Read the full story