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Veterans: take care of your heart

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 4:00 pmFebruary 17, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

VA has heart healthy online resources to help you manage anger, reduce anxiety, and sleep better. Healthy …

Learn about the total rewards of a VA career in emergency medicine.

Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:00 pmFebruary 10, 2021 Posted in Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

Emergency medicine physicians or physicians-in-training are invited to apply for exciting opportunities …

Veteran borrowers affected by COVID-19 have new home relief options.

VA extends existing moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures and extends loan forbearance opportunities

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:00 pmFebruary 16, 2021 Posted in Benefits, Coronavirus, Top Stories by Jason Davis 37 comments 41k views

Relief is on the way for Veterans with VA-backed home loans and who are experiencing financial hardship due …

Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers is today's Veteran of the day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 11:30 amFebruary 4, 2021 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 948 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers, who was the first combat death in …

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Johanson, Director of Video Standardization, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., gives a Valentine's card to U.S. Army Spc. 3rd Class Glenn Bennett, a Vietnam era veteran at Loma Linda Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones/Released)

Valentines and visitors say Thank You Veterans

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:50 amFebruary 10, 2021 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by Hans Petersen 4 comments 3k views

Every year around Valentine’s Day, VA invites you to help us salute our Veteran patients with cards and …

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VHA commemorates Black History Month

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:00 amFebruary 12, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s VA embodies the spirit of the many Black men and women who were ground-breaking in history and …