During bad air you should be limiting the time spent outdoors by only performing essential activities and taking frequent breaks indoors.
To date, more than 60 VA medical centers have been involved in trials on COVID-19 therapeutics (see sidebar), including antiviral drugs such as remdesivir, monoclonal antibodies, convalescent plasma, and immunomodulators. Other therapeutics are in the pipeline for clinical trials, but only one has received FDA approval.
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the best way to protect others and health care workers from hospitalization and death, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Jan. 19 at a Blue Star Families online forum.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jonathan Sorrenti, who served as an information systems operator and a military police officer during the Iraq War.
Now, scientists at the Department of Defense, VA, and partner institutions are testing a new technology to treat COVID-19. It’s called the Seraph 100 blood filter. The treatment uses a novel approach to filter out viral particles and harmful molecules from the bloodstream of COVID-19 patients.
VA’s latest National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report shows encouraging downward trends in Veteran suicide counts and rates, yet ongoing critical work remains.
Pittsburgh VA has established a multi-specialty clinic to treat post-COVID conditions. Symptoms that linger are known as “Long COVID.”
Can I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’m pregnant or have recently been pregnant? Find answers to this and other COVID-related questions.
Through the Greenhouse Initiative, smart glasses, portable parallel bars and a lung exerciser are all redefining Veteran care.
Several hundred people showed up at the Dublin VAMC career fair, hoping to serve America’s Veterans. All who applied received an interview.
From health care to IT, VA careers make telehealth options accessible to millions of Veterans.
Eleven registered nurses in the Inpatient Surgical Unit at the Audie L. Murphy VA were all pregnant at the same time.