by Rikki Almanza | Oct 2, 2026
The VA has awarded more than $10.45 million to 18 organizations serving California Veterans through a federal program supporting suicide prevention outside traditional VA medical settings. The funding comes through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 25, 2026
A hearing-assistance program tested at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System helped Veterans better communicate with doctors and nurses during emergency room visits. Researchers introduced personal voice amplification devices for Veterans who had difficulty...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 22, 2026
Younger U.S. Veterans have higher levels of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in their blood than civilians of the same age, according to a new study from researchers at Brown University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published...
by Christian Southards | Sep 16, 2026
In the latest update to a decade-long saga, the VA has lost another effort to overturn a federal court order to build additional supporting housing for Disabled and Homeless Veterans on its West Los Angeles Campus. The 9th Circuit announced last Friday that it would...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 14, 2026
A federal judge has rejected an effort by the City of Los Angeles and two LAPD officers to overturn or reduce a $6.6 million jury award to U.S. Army Veteran Slade Douglas. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ruled Aug. 26 that the trial record contained...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 8, 2026
Thousands of Legionnaires and members of the American Legion Family gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for The American Legion’s 107th National Convention, where delegates elected new leadership and heard updates on Veterans health care, disability benefits, suicide...
