More veterans may have been exposed to serious infections such as HIV and hepatitis at VA facilities because of inadequately cleaned equipment. The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 12 more veterans who may have received colonoscopies with unsanitary equipment at a VA hospital in in Miami, officials said. In 2009, VA officials there notified...
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WASHINGTON – For the first time, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development today published the most authoritative analysis of the extent and nature of homelessness among Veterans. According to HUD and VA’s assessment, nearly 76,000 Veterans were homeless on a given night in 2009 while roughly...
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Unprecedented Law Augments Commitment to Nation’s Most Vulnerable Veterans WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2011)- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is launching the first of a series of new and enhanced services supporting family caregivers of seriously ill and injured Veterans.   In May 2010, President Obama signed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of...
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New Office to Serve as Advocates for Tribal Veterans WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the creation of a new Office of Tribal Government Relations to ensure the more than 200,000 Veterans who are American Indians, Alaska Natives, Hawaiian Natives or are part of the Alaska Native Corporations receive the VA...
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Medications are often used to treat PTSD. Effective Treatment of PTSD includes therapy, medication, or a combination of therapy and drugs. New medications are better at relieving PTSD symptoms than some drugs prescribed in the past. The only two FDA approved medications for PTSD are sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil). Other medications are sometimes...
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