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U.S. Medicine is a monthly publication that serves healthcare professionals working in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Health System and the Indian Health Service.

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Military Surgeons Deployed to Combat Environments Face Moral Injury, Distress
New Bill to Raise VA Physician Salary Cap Goes to Full Senate
Current Issue
Most Servicemembers Hospitalized With Exertional Rhabdomyolysis Have Heat Illness
Higher Melanoma, Other Cancer Rates in Aviators, and Crew Remain a Mystery
COVID-19
Veterans Surviving COVID-19 at Much Higher Risk of Gastrointestinal Disorders
HCC Surveillance Rebounded at VA, Still Low
Highly Rural Areas Appear to Have Lower Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines
This may be the age of automation, but love is still being made by hand
VA Slowly, Steadily Rolls New Pay, Hiring Authorities Those Could Increase Salaries for Some Staff
Republicans Seek to Overturn VA Policy to Provide Abortion Services
Outpatient Prolonged Exposure Therapy Is Effective for Combat-Related PTSD
VAMCs Struggle to Find Mental Health Staffers for Primary Care
Diabetes Drug Metformin Shows Promise for Reducing Incident Osteoarthritis
Sequential Electrical Stimulation Device Relieves Pain in Veterans Study
Veterans Surviving COVID-19 at Much Higher Risk of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Native Americans Diagnosed With More Severe HCC
Advanced Liver Fibrosis Increases Risk of HCC Diagnosis
HCC Surveillance Rebounded at VA, Still Low
Legislators Want More Accountability in VA’s New EHR Contract
VA Spent Millions on HPV-Related Cancer But No Vaccination Promotion
Stimulant Use Could Be a Key Factor in Heart Failure Development
HIV Patients Have Worse Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Procedure
VA Analysis Sought to Determine Best Approach for Treatment of Alcohol Misuse
Measuring Ability to Resist in Alcohol Abuse Treatment
Substance Use Disorders Increasing Fastest Among Older Veterans
Ovbiagele Focuses on Disparities in Stroke Among Veterans, Others
Tool Effective in Detecting Elder Abuse in Veterans Visiting EDs
Survey Examines COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy Among U.S. Soldiers
Military Surgeons Deployed to Combat Environments Face Moral Injury, Distress
New Bill to Raise VA Physician Salary Cap Goes to Full Senate
GOP Bill Calls for End of VA’s EHR Modernization Program; Democrats Vehemently Disagree, Calling Effort ‘Unsound’
Factors Making PTSD More Likely After TBI
With More Than 250,000 Alzheimer’s Patients, VA Is a Market for New Drug
Group Focuses on Telehealth Fraud at VA, DoD, Other Federal Agencies
Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise Endanger Hospitals on Atlantic, Gulf Coasts
VA Receives First Doses of Vaccine to Help Combat Monkeypox Outbreak
GAO: Claims Processor Misunderstanding Often Denied Agent Orange Benefits to Which Vietnam Vets Were Entitled
VA Partners With American Kidney Fund, Business to Tackle CKD
This may be the age of automation, but love is still being made by hand
VA Slowly, Steadily Rolls New Pay, Hiring Authorities Those Could Increase Salaries for Some Staff
Republicans Seek to Overturn VA Policy to Provide Abortion Services
Outpatient Prolonged Exposure Therapy Is Effective for Combat-Related PTSD
VAMCs Struggle to Find Mental Health Staffers for Primary Care
Diabetes Drug Metformin Shows Promise for Reducing Incident Osteoarthritis
Sequential Electrical Stimulation Device Relieves Pain in Veterans Study
Veterans Surviving COVID-19 at Much Higher Risk of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Native Americans Diagnosed With More Severe HCC
Advanced Liver Fibrosis Increases Risk of HCC Diagnosis
HCC Surveillance Rebounded at VA, Still Low
Legislators Want More Accountability in VA’s New EHR Contract
VA Spent Millions on HPV-Related Cancer But No Vaccination Promotion
Stimulant Use Could Be a Key Factor in Heart Failure Development
HIV Patients Have Worse Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Procedure
VA Analysis Sought to Determine Best Approach for Treatment of Alcohol Misuse
Measuring Ability to Resist in Alcohol Abuse Treatment
Substance Use Disorders Increasing Fastest Among Older Veterans
Ovbiagele Focuses on Disparities in Stroke Among Veterans, Others
Tool Effective in Detecting Elder Abuse in Veterans Visiting EDs
Survey Examines COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy Among U.S. Soldiers
More Treatment Failure Risk in Patients on Antidepressants and Montelukast
Intervention Improves COPD Patients’ Access to Pulmonary Care
Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Found for Those of African Ancestry
VA Employee Sues Over VA’s Decision to Provide Abortion Services
VA Disability Claims Rejected at Higher Rates for Black Veterans
Veterans With Parkinson’s Disease at Higher Risk of Suicide
Psychiatric Conditions More Common With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Mental Health Conditions Affect Treatment, Outcomes for HIV Patients
Clozapine Underused in Veterans With Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Guided Bronchoscopy for Lung Lesion Diagnosis
Identified: Genes Associated With Risk of Suicidal Thoughts in Veterans
VA Faces Challenges in Diagnosing, Caring for Long COVID
Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Sexual Issues Common for Partners of PCa Patients
Genetic Scores Might Help Determine Prostate Cancer Risk
VHA Data Supports Routine Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Older Adults
Study Examines Reasons for Vaccine Hesitancy in Patients With IBD
MGUS-MM Progression Differs Between African Americans, Caucasians
Walter Reed, NIAID Scientists Help Develop Monoclonal Antibodies That Might Block Epstein-Barr Virus Infection; EBV Linked to MS Development
Head and Neck Cancer Driven by HPV Has Distinct Genetic, Immune Variants

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