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Post 9-11 Veterans looking to find a new team have a unique opportunity through the Southeast Conservation Corps Veterans Fire Corps.

Post 9-11 Veterans can find new team with fire corps

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 4:00 pmOctober 5, 2020 Posted in Employment, Top Stories by Adam Stump 12k views

Post 9-11 Veterans looking to find a new team have a unique opportunity through the Southeast Conservation …

Sign at entrance to Indian reservation

VA nurse honored to support Apache nation during COVID-19 peak

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 2:00 pmOctober 2, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

VA nurse Dorothy Barrow deployed to the Whiteriver Indian Hospital, ready to support the White Mountain …

Coast Guard Veteran Nicholas Martinez is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Nicholas Martinez

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 11:30 amSeptember 23, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Nicholas Martinez, who served as a corpsman and now works …

Woman assisting man in wheelchair on exercise machine

VA kinesiotherapy – exercise and interventions

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 10:00 amSeptember 29, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

After battling the COVID-19 virus, a 74-year-old Veteran received specialized rehabilitation from a VA …

Drs. Michelle Estrella and Michael Shlipak of the San Francisco VA believe the cystatin C test is much more accurate in detecting kidney disease than the one that has long been used in standard medical practice, the creatinine test. Here, they are working with a machine that measures both tests.

VA researchers striving to improve detection of kidney disease

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 9:00 amOctober 5, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 1k views

His first big paper on cystatin C appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2005. Shlipak and his …

Steve Cutler is a Marine Veteran

Borne the Battle #214: Marine Veteran Stephen Kupryk, WWE Superstar

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 8:30 amOctober 9, 2020 Posted in Borne the Battle podcast, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

This week’s episode of Borne the Battle features Marine Veteran Stephen Kupryk, also known as the WWE …