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VA Diabetes Researcher Awarded Grant

VA researcher Dr. Franck Mauvais-Jarvis was recently awarded a VA research grant for being the principal investigator in groundbreaking research on the role of male and female hormones in diabetes.

2017 Post-9/11 Veterans Discussion Group

Registration to participate in SLVHCS' 2017 Post-9/11 Veterans Discussion Group is open from June 5-July 28. The event takes place Aug. 3 inside the Baton Rouge South Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

Nurses Hiring Fair

A Hiring Fair for RNs and LPNs was held April 8 at New Orleans Veterans medical center from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. More than 500 perspective employees visited to compete for positions in the new Veterans medical center.

Horticulture therapy

Health care providers have helped service members and Veterans deal with the effects of serious mental illness since at least the 1860s, according to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

July 4 flag raising ceremony

On July 4, we raised the flag for the first time over the new Veterans medical center in New Orleans and more than 250 Veterans, staff, family members and the public participated.

SLVHCS hosts town halls for New Orleans and Bogalu

In April and May, SLVHCS hosted three town hall meetings for Veterans, their families and others to share the progress of the new Veterans medical center, access to care information and benefits issues.

SLVHCS welcomes home Vietnam Veterans

Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System joined with the Department of Defense and other Department of Veteran Affairs medical centers nationwide to publically thank and welcome home Vietnam Veterans March 29.

Marine commanding general visits SLVHCS

The commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces Northern Command visited SLVHCS with members of his senior staff for a tour of the new Veterans hospital currently under construction in New Orleans.

Head: SLVHCS Emergency Medicine Service

SLVHCS has even created new departments to support services that have not been available since 2005. The newly formed Emergency Medicine Service. Dr. Julie Slick leads that project as the acting chief of EMS.

Volunteers honored at awards luncheon

They are reliable, remarkable and respectful. Their selfless service and generosity truly sets the standard of giving. And their work touches and betters the lives of thousands of Veterans each and every day.

From the Veterans Health Administration

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Veteran Shares Green Thumb Hobby with Fellow Vets

An Iraq war Veteran tells his story of post-combat struggles and how Veterans Affairs health care professionals helped him commit to a better life and share his green thumb hobby.

Veteran Sexual Trauma Victims: You Are Not Alone

After Mary experienced Military Sexual Trauma, she was afraid to report it. She thought she was alone. She got help at VA and now wants to get the word out to other Veterans about MST coordinators.

Veterans Find Prostate Cancer Cure at McGuire

Veterans across America travel to McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond for treatment of moderate to aggressive forms of prostate cancer using “brachytherapy” a much better option for Veterans.

10 Things About The Veterans Choice Program

Here's all the information about the Veterans Choice Program. Find out if you are eligible to receive health care from a community provider. How is the 40-mile calculation determined? And other FAQs.

Veterans Compete in National Wheelchair Games

For Veterans with physical disabilities, the National Wheelchair Games help Veterans become aware of their abilities and potential. And there is a great spirit of healthy activity and camaraderie.

Getting homeless Veterans tested for Hepatitis C

Jennifer Siilata is a VA clinical pharmacist and she knows how dangerous the Hep C virus is if left untreated. She knows it is curable. Her goal? Find high-risk homeless Veterans and get them tested.

Pittsburgh Veterans Celebrate the Fourth of July

Independence Day parade at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center honors Veterans living in the Community Living Center. Third year for performers who call it the “highlight of their year.”

Veterans with Back Pain Have Treatment Options

In a survey of more than 3,500 back pain sufferers, 80% said that yoga, tai chi, massage therapy or a chiropractor helped them. Those options can help as much as surgery or drugs, with fewer risks.

Fresno VA Medical Center's Nurse of the Year

Meet Doca Merdjanoska from Macedonia, one of VA's top nurses. Our continuing series of outstanding VA employees features a surgical department nurse at the Fresno VA Medical Center.

Veterans: Protect Your Skin and Your Hearing

Veterans: Do you know the difference in Ultraviolet B and Ultraviolet A sun's rays? And what is a safe decibel (dB) level of noise? Here are a few quick handy answers just in time for summer.

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