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The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or getting treatment.
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The sweeping makeover of the VA's health care system would affect dozens of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities.
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Under an order from President Biden, the Pentagon is deploying a thousand troops to help hospitals that are experiencing a surge in patients and have a lot of employees out sick.
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In a sign of how desperate some states are for health care workers during the pandemic, New York has begun teaching EMT skills to National Guard members.
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Researchers at the Tampa veterans' hospital are training computers to diagnose cancer. It's one example of how the Department of Veterans Affairs is…
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The VA Mission Act hopes to improve upon the Choice program, which ran over budget and didn't do much to reduce wait times for many veterans.As often as…
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An NPR investigation examines reasons why it's hard to bring new medical personnel into the VA, including a cumbersome hiring process.
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In an agency that was "built for men," VA leaders are working to add health care services for female veterans.Maggie Castillotorres says it's easy to feel…
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American Homefront reporter Jay Price talks with WUNC's Frank Stasio about the potential dangers of burn pits, which were commonly used to dispose of…