UCLA, VA Team Up to Improve Cancer Care for VeteransLOS ANGELES - UCLA and the VA Greater Los Angeles HealthcareSystem announced today a...Service, City News
583 veteran patients with moderate to severe chronic non-cancer pain treated in the Pacific Northwest during 2008.MethodsMultivariate logistic regression assessed for sex differences in primary care utilization, prescription of chronic opioid therapy, visits to emergency departments for a pain-related ...
Main Outcomes and Measures Receipt of aggressive treatments (2 or more hospital admissions within 30 days, tube feeding, mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit [ICU] admission) and total costs in the first 6 months after diagnosis. Results Of the 13 085 veterans included in the study, 12...
Veterans with asbestos-related illnesses may be eligible for various veteran benefits, including VA disability compensation, VA health care, geriatric care and caregiver benefits. Veterans should apply for VA benefits to access free health care and monthly compensation to help cover expenses related to...
IMPORTANCE Characterizing the quality of supportive cancer care can guide quality improvement.OBJECTIVE To evaluate nonhospice supportive cancer care comprehensively in a national sample of veterans.DESIGN, S...
An approved VA disability claim also grants veterans access to free cancer treatment through the VA health care system. Veterans receiving disability compensation are not required to receive mesothelioma treatment at a VA hospital. Eligibility for VA Benefits To receive benefits based on asbestos exposur...
感染性疾病是风湿免疫性疾病患者面临的重大挑战,极大影响了疾病进程和患者预后。疫苗接种是风湿免疫性疾病患者感染防治中的重要一环,近年来在国际上获得了越来越多的重视,已被纳入风湿免疫人群的医疗决策。然而,中国风湿免疫性疾病患者尚缺乏疫苗接种的临床指南和共识。因此,本共识编写组组织疾病预防控制中心和风湿免疫科...
The average female veteran in the U.S. is 51, the age at which women are more likely to receive diagnoses of gynecological cancer. “This bill is a strong step forward to providing the health care our nation’s women veterans deserve,” Garcia said in a statement. “These heroes se...
–1.26,=0.2) and nearly identical risk of other-cause mortality (sub-hazard ratio 0.98, 95% CI 0.78–1.22,=0.8).We found no significant differences in tumor burden, treatment choice or survival outcomes between African Americans and Caucasians cared for in the equal-access VA Healthcare ...
Record numbers of American veterans diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer are heeding the advice of international medical experts and opting out of immediate surgery or radiation to treat their cancer.