VA Continues to 'Torture' Cats in Medical Research, Rights Group Claims Documents obtained by animal rights advocates show that the VA continues to conduct experiments on cats for medical research.
Plan Would Improve Testing and Treatment of Vets Exposed to Burn Pits, Other Toxins The proposed legislation would establish a commission to research the health effects of battlefield environmental pollutants.
Senate Approves New Agent Orange Presumptive Diseases, Tees Up House Showdown Senators voted to add bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism to the list of Agent Orange presumptives.
Veteran Status Left Out of Census Count The veteran question has not been on the census since 2000, spokeswoman Susan Licate said.
VA's Post-Pandemic Plan: Expand Health Care Services at Walmarts Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said the agency's telehealth services at Walmarts will expand.
DoD Knew K2 Troops Were Exposed to Cancer-Causing Toxins; VA Continues to Deny Care The former Soviet base had contained chemical weapons, enriched uranium and soil saturated with fuels and other solvents.
Pentagon to Retirees: Plan Now for Tricare Select Enrollment Fees in 2021 It's the first time since the creation of Tricare Select that users will have to pay a monthly fee.
White House Unveils Roadmap Aiming to End Veterans Suicide Crisis The President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide calls for a public awareness campaign.
FDA Revokes Emergency Hydroxychloroquine Approval Over Side Effects Concerns The announcement comes as its use has fallen as a coronavirus treatment at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
You Can Now Join VA's Million Veteran Program Online The program seeks to understand how genetics affects health and disease
Court Rules Against Soldier Who Says He Was Forced to Retire Due to Religious Beliefs The U.S. Court of Federal Claims published a ruling in favor of a motion to dismiss the case brought by Nathan Sommers.
Historians Say American History Oversimplifies Atomic Bombings on Japan Those losses hastened the war's conclusion but were not solely responsible for it, two historians say.
She Was a Pioneering Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. A Tsunami of Sexual Harassment Followed Sara Faulkner had the "it" factor as the first woman to graduate from the Coast Guard's helicopter rescue swimmer school.
Army V Corps Headquarters Will Be First Unit to Move to Poland The date for the move, as well as the location in Poland, has not been announced, but it will take place in 2021.
Mechanical Failure, Human Error Cited in Minnesota National Guard Helicopter Crash The UH-60L took off from the St. Cloud Army Aviation Support Facility on Dec. 5 and went missing for almost two hours.
