Office of Research & Development |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |