by Rikki Almanza | Nov 15, 2023
The VA celebrated a historic milestone as its Million Veteran Program, or MVP, welcomed its one millionth participant, making it the world’s largest research program of its kind. Launched in 2011, MVP focuses on gathering extensive health and genetic data...
by Christian Southards | Feb 12, 2021
On Jan. 14, the Black Veterans Empowerment Council — a newly-formed coalition of black veterans organizations — sent an open letter to then-President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris petitioning the inbound administration to diversify senior...
by Christian Southards | Feb 11, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in a Feb. 5 press release that it has launched a new genetic testing tool that aims to provide researchers with new medical data on how conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes affect veterans hailing...
