by Rikki Almanza | Jan 16, 2024
VALife, the VA’s life insurance program, has exceeded expectations by providing low-cost coverage to more than 31,000 Disabled Veterans in its first year. Launched in January 2023, as a result of a mandate from Congress in 2022, VALife is the first new...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 9, 2024
In an effort to better understand and address the health impacts of burn pit exposure on Veterans, a new long-term study is using artificial intelligence and wearable monitors to collect real-time health data. The study focuses on Veterans who were exposed to...
by Rikki Almanza | Dec 21, 2023
In November, lawmakers and VA officials discussed the potential of psychedelic drugs in treating mental health conditions and preventing Veteran suicide. A House Veterans Affairs panel held a hearing, one of the first in Congress on psychedelics since 1966,...
by Rikki Almanza | Nov 20, 2023
The VA recently released its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, providing an analysis of Veteran suicides in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. The report revealed a concerning increase, with 6,392 Veterans dying by suicide in 2021, a...
by Rikki Almanza | Nov 3, 2023
The VA has expanded its Veterans Legacy Memorial project just in time for Veterans Day, adding approximately five million more Veterans and nearly doubling the number of individuals honored with online memorial pages. This project allows people to access...
