Lithium does not appear to improve suicide risk

Telemedicine could help reduce emergency department overcrowding

Smartphone app aims to help prevent Veteran suicide

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Volunteering in VA Research

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ranks as one of the nation's leaders in health research. Thousands of studies are conducted at VA medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes each year. This research has significantly contributed to advancements in health care for Veterans and other Americans from every walk of life... Learn more

Participate in research: Million Veteran Program (MVP), VA Office of R&D Clinical Trials, Cognition, Behavior and Caregiver Burden in ALS, Novel Interventions for Gulf War Illness, Collaborative Aging (in Place) Research using Technology (CART)

VA researchers making major breakthroughs to improve lives of veterans (11/05/2021)

WJLA-TV (ABC-7) in Washington, DC, highlighted the national VA research program in a “7Salutes” segment for Veterans Day.... Read more

• Helping Veterans navigate the sometimes difficult pathway to mental health: A combat veteran, a daughter of a combat veteran and renowned PTSD expert share their experiences and offer advice (11/10/2021... Palo Alto University )


• Study finds higher deaths among veterans in 2020, but less than general population (11/10/2021...Vanderbilt University Medical Center )


• Vaccination status, detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care personnel (11/10/2021... JAMA Network )


• Analysis identified new genetic loci linked to dilated cardiomyopathy in U.S. veterans (11/08/2021...American Heart Association…11/8/2021 )


• Exposure to CO2 after a traumatic experience strengthens fearful memories in mice (11/08/2021...Frontiers )

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