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The da Vinci system – Tampa’s second - is used for one to three surgical procedures each day. It is operated from a remote console by a surgeon to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Veterans Month is a great time for newly transitioning service members or longtime Veterans to be reminded that VA hires former service members.

Air Force Veteran Nadine Stanford became the first Community Living Center resident at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System to receive battlefield acupuncture, which is performed entirely on the ears.

Their humble biographies all come together in the story of the defense of liberty and America. Here are the men and women who wore the uniforms of freedom before many of our parents were born.

VA’s Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention studied the potential correlation between reported pain intensity and suicide attempts. Results: How pain treatment can be a suicide prevention tactic.

Instead of driving 300 miles to visit a cardiologist at a VA medical center, Veteran Jerry Roberts drives 30 miles to a nearby VA clinic to be examined remotely over computer via telecardiology.

When Veteran Jim Borelli was unable to drive his power wheelchair with a round joystick, a Milwaukee VA Medical Center physical therapist put him back in control with a square 3D-printed replacement.

Doctors, researchers and engineers at VA Puget Sound Health Care System are working with the UW School of Medicine on new ways to use 3D printing to diagnose and treat complex heart conditions.

On October 10, VA observes World Mental Health Day, a global event organized by the World Federation for Mental Health. The theme for 2019 is mental health and suicide prevention.

Social worker and Veteran James Petersen of VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System planted a flower garden to give Veterans a quiet spot to rest and reflect and help endangered butterflies.

All Veterans can help prevent Veteran suicides. You don’t need to be a mental health expert. Veteran peer support helps fellow Veterans feel less alone. You just need to Be There!

Veterans in the Rubber Band, a 20-member musical group of Vets 70 and older at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, find that it’s fun and therapeutic to write and play their own music.