Category: Veterans Medical News

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: VA Leads Nation In Breast Cancer Screening Rates

Localized breast cancer has a 99 percent survival rate if detected early! (by Hans Petersen, VA Staff Writer) Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, following lung cancer. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. About one in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the… Read more

10 Things to Know About the Veterans Health Administration Choice Program

By Hans Petersen Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Veterans Choice Program is a new, temporary benefit that allows eligible Veterans to receive health care in their communities rather than waiting for a VA appointment or traveling to a VA facility. 1: Am I eligible for the Choice Program? You must have been enrolled in VA health care on or before… Read more
Service Dogs

Florida Law Against Fake Service Dogs

Florida law makes using fake service dogs a criminal offense starting today, July 1, 2015. If caught, someone could face up to 60 days in jail, along with a $500 fine. To figure out if the dog is real or fake, business owners can only ask two questions. For those interested in reading the law: Florida-Law-Fake-Service-Dogs… Read more
PTSD Awareness Day

National PTSD Awareness Day – June 27, 2015

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) Click here to see our PTSD/TBI Resource List Today, June 27, 2015 marks PTSD Awareness Day. Today’s National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day observance reflects how PTSD became known as an “invisible wound of war” during more than a decade of combat, a Defense Health Agency official said. John Davison, a clinical… Read more
Nonprofit Members

New Nonprofit Member Working With PTSD – PTSD Resources List

We proudly welcome Veterans Foundation to our nonprofit section. The Institute for Integrative Therapy, a DBA of Veterans Foundation, Inc., purpose is to conduct research on PTSD, development programs to resolve veterans and their families, and provide intensive in-home and field mental health services to severely disturbed, homeless, underserved veterans. Do you work for a nonprofit organization that directly or… Read more