Veterans Health Administration

The 5-year mortality rate for veterans who received care through Medicare after undergoing kidney transplantation was double that of those who received care through the Veterans Health Administration, study results showed.

Hydroxychloroquine fails to prevent COVID-19 among adults with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or other related diseases, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

A suicide risk identification strategy appeared effective at identifying veterans who were not receiving mental health treatment, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Positive results on the Primary Care-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen were associated with an increased risk for suicide mortality among veterans, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with systemic sclerosis who are hospitalized for serious infection have, from 1998 to 2016, experienced a growing number of charges but decreasing lengths of stay and mortality, researchers reported in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

A structured intervention that utilized the Department of Veterans Affairs network of home telehealth nurses was associated with a significant reduction in HbA1c that was sustained for 18 months among rural adults with type 2 diabetes.

Receiving prescription medications from both VA and Medicare Part D was associated with a 27% higher risk for overlapping opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions and a two times greater risk for overlapping high-dose opioids and benzodiazepines, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Although tisagenlecleucel is a clinically important therapy in pediatric relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, additional research is needed to determine long-term outcomes, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Reduction of prescribed citalopram dosages to a new safety limit was associated with significantly higher rates of hospitalization and mortality in a large veteran patient population previously treated with higher dosages.

Screening positively for military sexual trauma was independently associated with postdeployment homelessness, particularly among male veterans, according to recent findings.