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
The 10th Anniversary of My HealtheVet
My HealtheVet was launched on Veterans Day, November 11, 2003. The website lets Veterans access information in their VA health care records and gives them greater control over their health care. Read the full story
Coach helps Manage PTSD Symptoms
There is now an online “Coach” — developed by VA’s National Center for PTSD — which Veterans can access from their personal computers to help them manage PTSD symptoms. Read the full story