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New Report Finds Co-Prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Veterans at VHA from 2007 to 2019 Increased Their Risk of Death
WASHINGTON — Veterans who were prescribed an opioid and a benzodiazepine at the same time by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an increased risk of death, says a new report from the ...
HELLO! Magazine3d
Richard Osman rushed to hospital for health issue that's 'more painful than childbirth'
TV star and author Richard Osman has revealed that he was ... I woke up the other night and I had a kidney stone. It is the single most painful thing that has ever happened to me.
NBC Washington25d
What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration is former congressman Doug Collins. Here are five things to know about the Republican from ...
Military Times23d
Lawmakers again push to ease firing rules for misbehaving VA staff
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees protest outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, February 2018. (Leo Shane III/Staff) House and Senate ...
The New York Times19d
Trump’s V.A. Pick Says He’ll Protect Veterans’ Ability to Seek Outside Care
Doug Collins, chosen by President Trump to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, does not have a traditional résumé for V.A. secretary, but he fits the mold of a Trump loyalist. By Noah Weiland ...
Stars and Stripes19d
‘The mission is veterans’: Nominee for VA secretary pledges to protect vets benefits from possible spending cuts
President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs pledged Tuesday to ... like a “warm hug,” Collins said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned Collins ...
Military Times18d
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “You can’t provide veterans health care without the skilled professionals to do it.” Federal union ...
The American Journal of Managed Care25d
Cancellations in Primary Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
The prevalence of these unused appointments in primary care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) is unknown. This study examined the prevalence of unused primary care appointments and ...
The Hill18d
VA secretary nominee promises expanded care options amid worries of ballooning costs
Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, on Tuesday hinted at an expanded health care delivery system after years of pressure to bring ...
Military.com23d
Veterans Can Now Tell Their Own Stories on the VA's Veterans Memorial Website
The Department of Veterans Affairs' website built to honor veterans who have served the country since the Revolutionary War will now allow former service members to tell their own stories before ...
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Did Richard III really kill his nephews? The question is tearing historians apart.
“For years, I was ridiculed and mocked,” she says. “Everybody said, We all know what happened to Richard: he was exhumed, his stone coffin became a horse trough and his remains were thrown ...
The Hill28d
My health care is under attack — but not from who you think
But the call is coming from inside the house. Attacks on veterans’ health care have long been coming from the Department of Veterans Affairs itself. VA reform went into overdrive nearly 11 years ...