Research

Innovative research at the Durham VA is exploring the benefits of physical exercise for older Veterans with PTSD.

While group therapy sessions for those with issues like PTSD or anger are commonplace at VA hospitals, clinics, and Vet Centers, a research team at the Bronx VA is doing relatively pioneering work by running a group for suicidal Veterans.

A recent VA study has revealed an effective, cost-efficient method [...]

Researchers may have found a possible link between blast exposure during military service and difficulty breathing and-or decreased exercise stamina among Burn Pit Registry participants.

One current study is investigating the role of daily concord grape juice consumption in treating symptoms of Gulf War Illness.

Researchers at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System are making steady progress on a four-year, $1.1 million award from the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service to find a way to prevent the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers in Veterans who had a previous foot ulcer that healed. The project, known as "STEP UP to Avert Amputation in Diabetes," is now in its third year.

Today, #RouteVA takes us to the Salem VA Medical Center, [...]

This month, we’re hitting the road and exploring some exciting [...]

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) — first used in the 1930s to treat decompression sickness in deep sea divers — is now being offered through VA to a small number of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. It’s the latest effort from VA’s Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) to promote promising treatments for chronic health conditions that may resist traditional therapy.

Recently, VA researcher and U.S. Army Veteran Rory A. Cooper [...]

At VA, we strive to optimize the health and wellbeing [...]

Today, we’re sharing Part 2 of our interview with Associate [...]