Category: VA

This is just one big bloody lie! I am the one and only veteran being treated at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO for cancer of the spinal cord. In addition I was born with Poland’s Syndrome which I inherited from my father who was a Navy WW2 vet exposed to…

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Having a successful interview is an important step in landing your dream job at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA uses a structured method known as Performance-Based Interviewing (PBI) to help find the best fit for its mission-driven roles. So, how can you stand out? By learning how PBI works and mastering the storytelling…

What is it that makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy? In the 1950s, scientist Ancel Keys famously observed that rates of heart disease in the United States were much higher than in Crete, an island region of Greece. For islanders in Crete, the Mediterranean “diet” is a way of life.  Slow meals are shared with family…

A VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System surgeon received the highest honor for VA health services researchers from VA health care leaders during the 2025 National VA Research Week Kick Off Awards ceremony. Dr. Daniel Hall accepted the Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Systems Research on behalf of his team for their work developing…

One winter Friday night, the atmosphere at the CrossFit Hydro in Omaha, Nebraska, was electric. Its “Friday Night Lights” is a weekly event where local CrossFitters participate in the worldwide CrossFit Open. It was supposed to be just another night of pushing limits and cheering, but for Peter Soby, it became the night he got…

Thanks to his new glasses from VA, Korean War Navy Veteran Walter Crites can have interesting conversations once again. About 25 years ago, Crites, a 91-year-old patient at Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), lost almost all his hearing after complications from multiple surgeries.  He received a cochlear implant, an electronic device that allows…

Eighty-one years have passed since Guam’s liberation from Imperial Japanese forces, and each year, the island commemorates this significant event with a vibrant Liberation Day parade along Marine Corps Drive. This celebration honors the brave Marine soldiers and the survivors of World War II. Guahan’s eighty-first Liberation Day is one of the largest events held…

Virtual reality (VR) is rapidly becoming integral to health care delivery across VA. Clinicians are harnessing these tools to connect Veterans with faster access to high-quality, personalized care. One use of VR is guided meditation, or imagery, a technique to help people manage their emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Veterans can work in-person with an instructor,…

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Alton Roberts, who was Killed in Action in Vietnam. Alton Reese Roberts was born in September 1951 in Gastonia, North Carolina, as the son of Lee Mack Roberts and Bonnie Estelle Smallwood Roberts.   Roberts was a Specialist Five in the Army. In January 1970,…

When Army Veteran Curtis Ragan came to the emergency department (ED) at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) feeling lightheaded, short of breath and generally unwell, he had no idea things would quickly take a scary turn. Thankfully, the newly established VA Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) was there to save his life. Emergency treatment and…

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games brings together hundreds of Veterans for some friendly but fierce competition across more than 20 adaptive sports, including softball, basketball and this year’s highlight — axe throwing, a sport tried and true to the 2025 Games’ host site Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite being the only Veteran to represent the state of…