Veterans Health Care

Veterans Health Care November/December 2023

January 16, 2024

BY CHUCK BYERS, CHAIR The Health Care Committee convened on October 20, in Silver Spring. We are pleased to welcome a new co-chair, Allan Perkal from North Carolina. We have been diligently focusing on initiatives…

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VVA Telehealth Survey Results

December 1, 2023

Thank you to all who participated in the survey. To view a summary of the results, click here to download the report.  In response to Dr. Elnahal’s request for information about older veterans’ experiences and…

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VVA Telehealth Survey

June 15, 2023

Thank you to all who participated in the survey. To view a summary of the results, click here to download the report. 

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Diabetics’ Corner

July 10, 2022

Summertime, and the fruit is calling . . . If you’re like me, one of the high points of summer is all the fresh fruit: Watermelon, strawberries, peaches, raspberries, rhubarb, blueberries – so many colors…

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Diabetics’ Corner

May 6, 2022

Blueberries, Cranberries May Improve Glucose Levels in Type 2 It’s that time of year when you might be musing, along with Walt Kelly’s inimitable Pogo: “Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where…

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Diabetics’ Corner

April 8, 2022

VA’s Recent Diabetes Treatment “Report Card” About six million veterans living today served during the Vietnam War, and in fiscal year 2020, more than 1.4 million of these veterans received a total of $28 billion…

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Diabetics’ Corner

April 4, 2022

PTSD and Diabetes Linked As reported by the University of Glasgow, new research indicates that veterans-- especially older veterans--with PTSD may be at increased risk for diabetes. The study, Type 2 Diabetes in Scottish Military…

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Veterans Health Care March/April 2022

April 1, 2022

BY CHUCK BYERS, CHAIR The Veterans Health Care Committee focuses on VA health care and its delivery to veterans, and tries to make sure we are provided with the best quality of care with the…

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Diabetics’ Corner

March 18, 2022

If you need any more incentive to manage your weight, you may find it here. According to a new study published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Jingru Lu, PhD, of…

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Diabetics’ Corner

March 4, 2022

Updated recommendations on physical activity for people with Type 2 diabetes have just been released, according to an article in the February 2022 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the flagship journal…

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