April 9, 2024
By ALLAN PERKAL, CO-CHAIR As Vietnam War veterans navigate the latter stages of our lives, potentially venturing into overtime, we’re confronted with many challenges associated with aging. In keeping with the tradition of the Agent…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…