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• VA Care Rated Higher In Customer Satisfaction Than Private Sector, Survey Finds
  ...The quality of care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system rated higher among patients than that provided by private health care facilities, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, the Washington Post reports. The telephone survey -- conducted in October 2005 by researchers at the University of Michigan National Quality Research Center, CFI Group and the Federal Consulting Group -- involved more than 200 veterans who received care at one of the 154 VA hospitals or 875 clinics nationwide... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
  
• VA Community College to help biotech economic development with link to global biotech training firm
  ...Unique partnership will bring scientists, engineers from around the world to Hampton Roads - The Williamsburg BioProcessing Foundation (WilBio) will base its new WilBio Institute for BioProcess Technology at Tidewater Community College, announces WilBio Chairman Keith Carson and TCC President Deborah M... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
  
• VA Drug Program Said Cheaper Than Medicare
  ...Study: VA Drug Program Cheaper for Participants Than Medicare Plan...
  ABC News - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:40 EST
  
• VA hospital ordered to reinstate advocate for IMGs
  ...Implementation of the EEOC ruling is suspended pending a decision on the Fargo VA medical center''s appeal....
  American Medical News - Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:00 EST
  
• VA Mental Health Spending Slow In Fiscal Year 2005-2006, GAO Report Says
  ...The Department of Veterans Affairs has spent $200 million of the $300 million allocated in its fiscal year 2005-2006 budget for veterans' mental health care, and some funds might not have been used for mental health programs because of inefficient tracking methods, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday, USA Today reports. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
  
• VA Needs $1B for Health Care
  ...VA Tells Lawmakers It Needs $1 Billion More for Health Care As Costs Continue to Rise...
  ABC News - Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:41 EST
  
• VA Needs $1B for Health Care
  ...VA Tells Lawmakers It Needs $1 Billion More for Health Care As Costs Continue to Rise...
  ABC News - Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:31 EST
  
• VA Needs $1B for Health Care
  ...VA Tells Lawmakers It Needs $1 Billion More for Health Care As Costs Continue to Rise...
  ABC News - Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:17 EST
  
• VA Offers Better Prices Than What Will Be Available Through New Medicare Drug Plans, Study Says, USA
  ...Prescription drug prices under the new Medicare drug benefit are considerably higher than the prices negotiated by the http://www.va.gov/Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a study by http://www.familiesusa.org/Families USA, the http://www... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:00 EST
  
• VA Offers Tips on Tick Bite Protection
  ...Ticks carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans and animals... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
  
• VA Officials Testify On Data Security Breaches At Hearing
  ...Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Gordon Mansfield on Wednesday at a House Veterans' Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing said VA has not informed hundreds of thousands of health care providers that a security breach in January in Birmingham, Ala., might have compromised confidential data, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• VA plans to expand resident training for academic year beginning July 2007
  ...The number of patients the VA treated grew 22% between 2001 and 2005....
  American Medical News - Sun, 28 May 2006 09:00 EST
  
• VA Raises Hepatitis C Awareness
  ...Did you know that symptoms of hepatitis C could take 20 to 30 years to appear? Hepatitis C is a disease that affects the liver and is spread through contact with infected blood or contaminated needles, tattoo tools, and other means... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 May 2005 06:00 EST
  
• VA rechecking PTSD claims
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  CNN - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 03:30 EST
  
• VA report: There is no Gulf War syndrome
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  CNN - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:35 EST
  
• VA Researcher Finds Way To Identify Which Men Need A Second Biopsy
  ...A researcher in the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate biopsy because they may be harboring life-threatening prostate cancer even though they were given a clean bill of health after their first biopsy. Mark Garzotto, M.D. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• VA Reviewing Some Approved Stress Claims
  ...Government Re-Examining Claims of Some Vets Who Get Payments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder...
  ABC News - Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:43 EST
  
• VA Reviewing Some Approved Stress Claims
  ...Government Re-Examining Claims of Some Vets Who Get Payments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder...
  ABC News - Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:35 EST
  
• VA Says Health Care Costs Grew Faster Than Expected; Department Faces $1B Shortfall, USA
  ...The Department of Veterans Affairs has an unexpected $1 billion shortfall in its current budget for veterans'' health care, the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:00 EST
  
• VA To Review Claims of About One-Third of Veterans Who Receive Disability Payments for Post-Traumatic Stress
  ...The Department of Veterans Affairs beginning in September will conduct a yearlong review of about one-third of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder -- or about 72,000 cases -- after an internal study found inconsistencies in how claims were decided, the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
  
• VA, HHS Launch Program To Prevent Diabetes, Obesity Among Veterans
  ...The Department of Veterans Affairs and HHS on Monday announced a program that will provide veterans with information on nutrition, exercise, preventive care and weight loss in an effort to reduce cases of obesity and diabetes, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. The program will provide veterans with "prescriptions for health" that list personalized information on nutrition and exercise based on body fat and body mass indexes... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Va. Doctor Gets 25-Year Sentence
  ...William E. Hurwitz, 59, whose McLean clinic drew patients from across the country, was convicted in December on 50 counts, including drug trafficking resulting in the death of a patient....
  Washington Post - Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:44 EST
  
• Va. House Of Delegates Committee Passes Legislation Establishing Cord Blood Bank, USA
  ...The Virginia House of Delegates'' Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee on Tuesday by voice vote passed a bill (HB 413) that would establish a statewide umbilical cord blood bank system, the AP/Newport News Daily Press reports (O''Dell, AP/Newport News Daily Press, 1/17). Umbilical cord blood contains hematopoietic progenitor cells -- the same kind of stem cells found in adult bone marrow -- that could be used to treat patients with leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and several other diseases (Kaiser Daily Women''s Health Policy Report, 12/21/05)... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Va. Officials Target Minority Obesity
  ...Virginia Health Officials to Sponsor Workshop That Targets Minority Obesity...
  ABC News - Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:59 EST
  
• Va. Studies Medical Needs of Transgender
  ...Virginia Studies Medical Needs and Fears of the Transgender Community...
  ABC News - Mon, 01 May 2006 06:36 EST
  
• Vaccinate Or Not? Treat Or Not? Study Looks At Tricky Health Decisions
  ...If a deadly bird flu reaches America, which would you choose: To get a risky experimental vaccine now, or to forego that risk but face an even greater risk of dying in the epidemic? What would you choose for your child? What if you were in charge of public health for your community? A new study p [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Vaccinate or not? Treat or not? Study looks at tricky health decisions
  ...If a deadly bird flu reaches the US, which would you choose: To get a risky vaccine now, or face an even greater risk of dying in the epidemic? What would you choose for your child, or your community? A new study probes how we make such tricky decisions, and how our decisions might change dramatically if we put ourselves in the shoes of others....
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 May 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Vaccinate Your Pets: Health Tip
  ...Title: Vaccinate Your Pets: Health TipCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/7/2006 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/7/2006 1:57:46 AM...
  MedicineNet - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Vaccinated Adults Less Likely To Die From Pneumonia
  ...Adults hospitalized for pneumonia who have received the pneumococcal vaccine are at a lower risk of dying from the disease than those who haven''t been vaccinated, according to an article in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Prior vaccination also reduces patients'' risk of developing medical complications and decreases their length of stay in the hospital....
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Vaccinated Adults Less Likely To Die From Pneumonia
  ...Adults hospitalized for pneumonia who have received the pneumococcal vaccine are at a lower risk of dying from the disease than those who haven''t been vaccinated, according to an article in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Prior vaccination also reduces patients'' risk of developing medical complications and decreases their length of stay in the hospital... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:00 EST