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  • Don’t let winter woes weigh on your wellness

    Don’t let winter woes weigh on your wellness

    VA’s many remote care options enable Veterans to continue their health care uninterrupted when winter interferes.

  • PTSD Bytes #29: Choosing the right mental health app

    PTSD Bytes #29: Choosing the right mental health app

    Learn how to choose a mental health app that’s best suited for you in the latest PTSD Bytes podcast, featuring Dr. John Torous.

  • Mobile apps make it easier for Veterans to manage their health

    Mobile apps make it easier for Veterans to manage their health

    If you’re looking for easy, convenient ways to help boost your health, check out the many free mobile apps available to Veterans.

  • Prioritize your mental health with help from VA

    Prioritize your mental health with help from VA

    To give the important aspects of your life your all and be the best version of yourself, you must make your mental health a priority. VA has resources to help Veterans manage their mental health.

  • How to access your health records through third party applications

    How to access your health records through third party applications

    Are you a Veteran with an upcoming health care appointment? Need to quickly check the date of your last tetanus shot? Need to remember what antibiotic you last took? Need to review your health records before your next visit? Finding what you need, when you need it, in your VA health care history can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to be. One quick and easy solution is third-party applications.

  • Thousands of Veterans have quit smoking

    Thousands of Veterans have quit smoking

    VA’s Better Starts Today campaign encourages Veterans to consider how their lives will improve after they quit smoking. Hashtag #BetterStartsToday – share the first step you’re taking to quit smoking.

  • Can older Vets with TBIs benefit from mobile game apps?

    Can older Vets with TBIs benefit from mobile game apps?

    A VA pilot study is looking at whether two types of video-game-like apps can help improve cognitive health in older Veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury.

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Last updated May 13, 2025

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