More than 10,000 veterans unknowingly exposed to Hepatitis and HIV through contaminated medical equipment during VA clinical procedures.

Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki has pledged to quickly fix long-standing problems in the VA health care system if confirmed as VA secretary

Getting a flu shot can help you avoid serious illness. Many VA facilities offer flu shots to eligible veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a $364.9 million contract to help bring to reality years of planning for a new world-class medical facility in Las Vegas by September 2011.
The new facility will supplement existing inpatient services for Nevada’s estimated 246,000 veterans in facilities at Reno and in shared space at [...]

There are many veterans out there, particularly from the Persian Gulf War or Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, who have deployment-related health problems that they haven’t been able to get accurately diagnosed. There are so many in fact, that the VA has two centers dedicated to identification and treatment of “difficult to diagnose” [...]

For those of you who are Tricare beneficiaries, you can now get e-mail notifications for everything from pharmacy updates to changes in benefits. You can establish your online access and set your email preferences by going to http://www.tricare.mil.