|  These one-minute summaries of important events and people in VA research—current day and historical— originally aired on Federal News Network, a private radio station in Washington, D.C.
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July 2021 |
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VA clinician leads groundbreaking research on drug treatment for
high blood pressure
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VA researchers create questionnaire to rate foot pain, disability
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VA develops self-management mobile app for Veterans with PTSD
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VA researcher originates the CT Scan imaging technique
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June 2021 |
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VA clinician a pioneer in understanding endocrine signaling in the nervous system
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VA crucial to developing treatment for irregular heartbeats
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VA precision oncology program provides targeted cancer care
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VA helps develop technology that can extend life of donor organs
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May 2021 |
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VA exercise and health promotion program for older Veterans
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VA researchers create eye motion test for detecting Parkinson's
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VA and a major study on use of statin drugs by older people
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VA develops cough stimulator for people with spinal cord injury
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April 2021 |
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VA creates scoring system for calculating COVID-19 risk
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Drug approved to diagnose adult growth hormone deficiency
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VA and the LUKE/DEKA advanced prosthetic arm
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VA researcher promotes biomarker as an indicator of heart failure
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March 2021 |
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VA's Million Veteran Program finds new genetic markers for PTSD
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VA established the causal link between smoking and lung cancer
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VA researchers invented the first clinically successful cardiac pacemaker
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VA making advancements to address prostate cancer in the Veteran population
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February 2021 |
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VA pathologist Donald Gleason created a scoring system to
predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer
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An aspirin a day can help prevent heart attack, stroke
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VA pioneer Michael DeBakey: the "father of modern cardiovascular surgery"
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VA researchers work to improve kidney care for Veterans by making a test available
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January 2021 |
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VA clinical trial results in FDA approval of shingles vaccine
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VA surgeon Thomas Starzl - the "Father of transplantation"
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VA study: meditation can lead to a lower risk of heart disease
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VA scientist experiments with blood sugar as a fuel source
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