Navy Doctors Are Bringing Back This Medical Screening to Prevent Sailors’ Sudden Deaths Until 2002, electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs or EKGs, were part of routine screening to join the U.S. military.
VA Is Sending ‘Tiger Team’ in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak at Hawaii Veterans Home A "Tiger Team" of infection control experts is deploying to help curb a deadly outbreak in the nursing facility.
Landmark Bill Would Designate 12 Illnesses as Connected to Burn Pits The legislation would accelerate sick veterans' access to disability benefits.
Burn Pits Linked to Chronic Cough and Wheezing in Veterans, New Study Shows The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the National Academies in 2018 to review existing scientific and medical research.
Hundreds of Veterans to Receive Convalescent Plasma in VA Test The VA has announced plans for random testing of convalescent plasma for COVID-19.
Millions of VA Appointments Canceled During Pandemic Have Not Been Rescheduled The VA IG found that 3.3 million medical appointments dropped this year were not rescheduled.
VA Disputes Charges of Major Delays in Mail Delivery of Veterans' Prescriptions The Department of Veterans Affairs claims most veterans are receiving mail prescriptions on time.
More Veterans and Troops Injured in Service Could Get Cash Under Expanded Program The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing expanding the TSGLI program.
VA Continues to 'Torture' Cats in Medical Research, Rights Group Claims Documents obtained by animal rights advocates show that the VA continues to conduct experiments on cats for medical research.
Plan Would Improve Testing and Treatment of Vets Exposed to Burn Pits, Other Toxins The proposed legislation would establish a commission to research the health effects of battlefield environmental pollutants.
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...