Month: April 2016

VA Considers Adding to List of Agent Orange-related Conditions

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering the addition of several diseases to the list of health…

8 years ago

Philanthropist Pledges $275 Million for Veteran Mental Health Care

By Debbie Gregory. Philanthropist Steven A. Cohen has pledged $275 million for a national network of free mental health clinics…

8 years ago

Uber Demonstrates Good Corporate Citizenship through $1 Million Donation

By Debbie Gregory. Uber has reached its goal of signing up 50,000 U.S. veterans as drivers. And to celebrate, the…

8 years ago

Military Spouses Rock!

By Debbie Gregory. In all the years I have worked with the military and veteran communities, the one thing I…

8 years ago

Increasingly, Veterans Denied VA Care Due to Discharge Circumstances

By Debbie Gregory. An other than honorable discharge is the military equivalent of a “scarlet letter.” Often called “bad paper,”…

8 years ago

USCYBERCOM Gets Wartime Assignment

By Debbie Gregory. The Defense Department's United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the military arm of the government's efforts in cyberspace,…

8 years ago

Generals Lengyel and Miller Receive Noms to Lead AF Guard and Reserve

By Debbie Gregory. Two Air Force generals have been nominated to fill the top positions for the National Guard and…

8 years ago

Love Hormone Oxytocin May Help With PTSD and Anxiety

By Debbie Gregory. Hormone and gene therapies for anxiety and PTSD could be on the way.  Oxytocin, often called the…

8 years ago

Commission on Care Panel Considers Closing VA Healthcare Facilities

By Debbie Gregory. In Section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Congress established the Commission…

8 years ago

VA Releases Two Women’s Mobile Health Apps

By Debbie Gregory. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) offices of Women’s Health Services and Connected Care has released two applications…

8 years ago