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(Left to right) Dr. Miranda Lim, Nadir Balba, Carolyn Jones, Ph.D., and Jonathan Elliott, Ph.D., talk at their research lab at the Portland VA Health Care System, May 8, 2019. Lim is an assistant professor of neurology, medicine, behavioral neuroscience and occupational health sciences in the OHSU School of Medicine. She and her team research how sleep disruption during development affects spine density later in life. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Studying sleep problems that affect Veterans

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 9:50 amFebruary 22, 2021 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 44 comments 21k views

Neurologist specializes in treating sleep disorders. Program aims to understand sleep and the impact that …

Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veterans who want to comment on their health concerns or ask about Gulf War Research can do so through the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses.

#DesertStorm30: Research committee

Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 12, 2021 Posted in #DesertStorm30, Top Stories by Adam Stump 4k views

Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veterans who want to comment on their health concerns or ask about Gulf War …

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Thanking our Veterans and volunteers for serving again

Posted on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 9:50 amDecember 29, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

Veterans' willingness to help test new treatments for COVID-19 means millions of lives around the world will …

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Little Rock VA recruiting local Veterans for thyroid research

Posted on Monday, December 28, 2020 10:00 amDecember 18, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

A VA researcher will investigate the effects of discontinuing thyroid replacement therapy in patients with …

Research plays a critical role in the treatment of Veterans. The VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss is part of that role.

Vets First Podcast S:1 E:3: Dr. Randy Kardon, VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss

Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:00 amOctober 1, 2020 Posted in VA Podcast Network by VAntage Point Contributor 438 views

Research plays a critical role in the treatment of Veterans. The VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment …

2020 National VA Research Week

2020 National VA Research Week: `Empowering Veterans Through Research’

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 8:00 amMay 8, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 803 views

This year, National VA Research Week, May 11–15, focuses on "Empowering Veterans Through Research." Since …

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Can community engagement prevent Veteran suicides?

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:50 amApril 24, 2020 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by Mike Richman 6k views

VA research study aims to establish a stronger sense of social connectedness for Veterans at high risk of …

Introduction to Vets First podcast

Vets First Podcast S:1 E:1: Formation of Vets First Podcast

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2020 8:00 amOctober 1, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized, VA Podcast Network by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

In this episode you are introduced to the hosts of the Vets First Podcast, Levi Sowers and Brandon Rea. They …

Veteran doctor serves Veterans.

Veterans serving Veterans: VA researchers who served

Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 9:00 amDecember 17, 2019 Posted in Research, Who is VA? by Mike Richman 1k views

Dr. Mark Logue, an Army Veteran, is a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston …

VA researchers develop solutions for GERD

Posted on Friday, November 8, 2019 9:00 amNovember 5, 2019 Posted in Research, VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

VA researchers are studying GERD, a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal valve that controls …

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