U.S. Military and Veterans Affairs Nursing History
Military Nursing History
U.S. nurses (mostly males in the first century-and-a-half) have aided sick and wounded warfighters on the battlefield …
Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine
The American Red Cross African-American Blood Ban Scandal
“At the beginning of the war the Red Cross would not accept blood donations from Negroes at all.”
– The …
Veterans Health Administration 75 Years: A Legacy of Service. The Future of Care.
For 75 years, the Veterans Health Administration has honored America’s Veterans by providing exceptional care to improve their health and …
Lejeune Medical Personnel Get Ready for New Type of Patient Care: MHS GENESIS
Story by Riley Eversull, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
With the New Year comes a new electronic health record for …
VA, Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Corps to Support Families of Veterans at National Cemeteries
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Chaplain Service teams up with the Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Corps to expand Veterans’ …
Germ-zapping Robots
One technology that has become an increasing presence in hospital settings over the last 10 to 15 years is the …
VA Research: The VACO Index
The speed at which the virus we now call SARS-CoV-2 spread throughout the world in the spring of 2020 proved …
Guiding Nurses and Other Civilian Medical Professionals To Focus on Veterans’ Special Needs
The steady stream of military personnel returning from two decades of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq following the September 11, …
Ultra-Endurance Military Athletes: What Motivates Them?
By Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante, MHS Communications
For some, sports are simply a way to stay fit, for others a way to …
Combat Nutrition: Feeding the Troops – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
There is no evidence that Napoleon Bonaparte, whose Grand Army conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century, ever …