United States Department Of Veterans Affairs

With a new clinical practice guideline, primary care providers can offer the best stroke rehabilitation care possible to service members and veterans, according to an expert.

Most rheumatology groups at VA medical centers reported having at least one provider using point-of-care ultrasound, while 69% of VA rheumatology chiefs of staff expressed interest in more training for their team, according to data.

After first-time stroke, comorbid PTSD was associated with increased risk for hospital readmission among Black veterans that was not observed among white veterans, researchers reported.

With nearly 90% accuracy, an artificial intelligence-based model consistently predicted atrial fibrillation within 31 days among patients with sinus rhythm, according to findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

Colorectal cancer screenings were uncommon among veterans aged 76 to 85 years, which suggests healthy older adults with longer life expectancies who could benefit from screenings are not being targeted, according to researchers.

Combining weight-based dosing and single-use vial sharing within individual Veterans Affairs hospitals could reduce immune checkpoint inhibitor spending by millions annually, according to study results published in Health Affairs.

BOSTON — In a study of more than 700,000 veterans, researchers found that eight healthy lifestyle factors adopted by middle age were associated with a lower risk for premature mortality.

A publicly available calculator effectively estimated survival among a cohort of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, according to study results published in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Among veterans with atherosclerotic CVD, those from historically redlined neighborhoods had greater risk for CV events compared with those from the lowest-risk neighborhoods, researchers reported.

Incidence of venous thromboembolism remained high among patients with cancer even as the treatment landscape has evolved over the past 16 years, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.