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Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA
A watchdog warned that VA medical officials may not be able to respond to problems with implantable medical devices because of poor tracking systems.
VA reverses plan to ban iconic WWII kiss photo from medical sites
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
More vets could be headed to DOD medical sites to get VA health care
Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals.
Veterans advocates push for another big boost in VA funding next year
Congress has pproved steady annual funding increases for VA opertions for more than 20 years.
Student vets seek mental health care more often than military peers
Researchers say the higher medical care usage rate reflects the stress on student vets and their willingness to accept help.
Should Navy hospital ships be armed?
The threat of hybrid warfare increases hospital ships' need for defense measures, a new paper argues.
By Sarah Sicard
Advocates criticize VA response after LGBTQ harassment incidents
Portland VA Medical Center leaders have promised an investigation after several incidents at the facility.
VA eyes more medical care for vets with toxic exposure issues
Officials will speed up portions of the PACT Act to allow enrollment of thousands of veterans into VA health care next month.
White House medical unit handed out pills to ineligible patients
A Pentagon watchdog found "severe and systemic" problems with the unit’s internal controls on medication, among other issues.
Pentagon plans to fix ‘chronically understaffed’ medical facilities
Will bringing more medical providers — and patients — into military medical facilities help problems with access to care?
By Karen Jowers
White House to review defense secretary’s hospitalization notification
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1, which the Pentagon did not disclose to the public until Friday.
By Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press