Woman Civil War Hero Served in Disguise Out of Patriotism, Financial Need Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant in Michigan, disguised herself as “Frank Thompson” to serve in the Union Army’s 2nd...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
'Saving Lives': Bill Would Fund Psychedelic Therapies for Military Veterans The VA is catching up on new treatments since psychedelic-assisted therapy started taking place in the 1960s.
Texas VA Brings Together 10 World War II Veterans for Birthday Bash In a rare gathering, 10 World War II veterans came together for a special celebration in Beaumont, Texas.
The Hidden Shift At 65: How Military Retirees Transition From TRICARE Military retirees face a major coverage shift at age 65 as TRICARE becomes Medicare-based TRICARE For Life, introducing...
Secret Guerilla Unit Fights for VA Benefits Five Decades After Vietnam In Vietnam, a large unit of "secret" native fighters provided essential aid to U.S. troops. But they're still waiting for the...
Federal Lawsuit Challenges VA’s New Rule on Medication-Based Disability Ratings A federal lawsuit is challenging a Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires disability ratings to reflect how well...
Medical Student Goes Above and Beyond to Help Veterans Led by a deep personal connection to the military, Johns Hopkins University student Elle Kim keeps finding unique ways to...
VA Won’t Enforce New Rule on Disability Ratings, Secretary Says. Congress Members Want It Rescinded Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the...
New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
