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  • Filtering out COVID-19: New technology being tested by DoD, with VA help, to battle the virus

    Filtering out COVID-19: New technology being tested by DoD, with VA help, to battle the virus

    Now, scientists at the Department of Defense, VA, and partner institutions are testing a new technology to treat COVID-19. It’s called the Seraph 100 blood filter. The treatment uses a novel approach to filter out viral particles and harmful molecules from the bloodstream of COVID-19 patients.

  • Study: Smoking increases risk of death for Veterans with COVID-19

    Study: Smoking increases risk of death for Veterans with COVID-19

    COPD is a group of respiratory diseases that limit airflow and make it hard to breathe. It’s usually linked to an abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs to noxious particles or gases, such as cigarette smoke.

  • Amid shortage of face masks, researchers explore 3D options to guard against COVID-19, other infectious diseases

    Amid shortage of face masks, researchers explore 3D options to guard against COVID-19, other infectious diseases

    A newly published study evaluated how well the 3D masks perform, with a focus on the filter materials used to block out airborne particles and liquid contaminants. The project team found a wide range of filter efficiency in the 3D masks, including some filters that met or closely approached the criteria needed to make a typical N95. Others did not filter nearly as well when matched up against the N95.

  • VA scholar, Guard member, deploys to battle COVID-19

    VA scholar, Guard member, deploys to battle COVID-19

    VA nurse, PhD candidate and Air National Guard reservist Jose Gutierrez was called to the front lines to battle the global COVID-19 pandemic. He used his skills to care for patients in the Boston area.

  • Access VA Care and stay safe from COVID-19 with My HealtheVet

    Access VA Care and stay safe from COVID-19 with My HealtheVet

    Being able to access VA health care is very important. You can access care remotely using My HealtheVet, VA’s online patient portal. Access tools online to manage your VA care from home.

  • Updated VA rating schedule includes Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders, Nutritional Deficiencies

    Updated VA rating schedule includes Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders, Nutritional Deficiencies

    The newest revision to the VA schedule for rating disabilities includes updates to infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies.

  • For Dr. Puja Van Epps, enabling Veterans to reclaim their health from HIV disease is the most rewarding aspect of her VA career

    For Dr. Puja Van Epps, enabling Veterans to reclaim their health from HIV disease is the most rewarding aspect of her VA career

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