Jun 21, 2017 | News
Following through on a key promise from less than a month ago, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin today announced a plan to dispose of all vacant VA buildings in 24 months (either by demolishing or setting for reuse). Dr. Shulkin had raised...
Jun 16, 2017 | News
The VA is working to make information resources easier to find, access and use, while protecting individual personal data. VA’s Open Data initiative strives to provide easy access to information that can fuel entrepreneurship, innovation and public policy...
Jun 14, 2017 | News
Colon cancer is one of the most common diagnoses among both men and women in the United States. Approximately 4,000 Veterans are diagnosed with colon cancer each year. The American Cancer Society estimates in 2017 there will be 135,430 new cases of colon and rectal...
Jun 14, 2017 | News
Ultraviolet Radiation Protecting your skin from the harmful effects of the sun is very important during the spring and summer months. During the warmer months, the Earth is tilted in a way that allows more of the sun’s Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to make it the surface....
Jun 9, 2017 | News
When I was a Marine, I remember being told I should never walk around our base in Iraq alone. Would you believe that it didn’t even seem strange at the time? Today, I’m a public health researcher. I try to figure out how to make the process of transitioning from...
