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Developing an Internally Validated Veterans Affairs Women Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score Using Veterans Affairs National Electronic Health Records

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background The current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association women cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score suboptimally estimates CVD risk for young and minority women in the military.
Haekyung Jeon‐Slaughter, Xiaofei Chen, Shirling Tsai, Bala Ramanan, Ramin Ebrahimi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Wait Times for New Patients Between the Private Sector and United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

JAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question How do wait times for outpatient appointments compare between United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and private sector hospitals?
Madeline Penn, S. Bhatnagar, Sreyram Kuy, Steven M Lieberman, Shereef M. Elnahal, C. Clancy, D. Shulkin   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Examining telehealth use among primary care patients, providers, and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Primary Care, 2022
Background At the onset of COVID-19, there was a rapid expansion of telehealth (video/telephone) visits to maintain delivery of primary care (PC) services at the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
Claudia Der-Martirosian, Karen Chu, W. Neil Steers, Tamar Wyte-Lake, Michelle D. Balut, Aram Dobalian, Leonie Heyworth, Neil M. Paige, Lucinda Leung   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Department of Veterans Affairs FY2017 Appropriations [PDF]

, 2017
[Excerpt] The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a range of benefits and services to veterans and eligible dependents who meet certain criteria as authorized by law.
Panangala, Sidath Viranga
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US Veterans Who Do and Do Not Utilize Veterans Affairs Health Care Services: Demographic, Military, Medical, and Psychosocial Characteristics.

The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders, 2019
Objective To examine sociodemographic and military characteristics of US veterans who do and do not utilize Veterans Affairs (VA) health care services as their primary source of health care and examine the relationship between VA utilization and medical ...
B. N. Meffert, Danielle M. Morabito, Danielle A Sawicki, C. Hausman, S. Southwick, R. Pietrzak, A. Heinz   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated With a Dysbiotic Oral Microbiome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and neurological impairment. While the gut microbiota's role in MS is extensively studied, the association between the oral microbiota and MS remains underexplored, particularly in North American cohorts.
Sukirth M. Ganesan, Meeta Yadav, Sudeep Ghimire, Peter C. Lehman, Apurva J. Patel, Sydney Woods, Heena Olalde, Jemmie Hoang, Mishelle Paullus, Catherine Cherwin, Christine Gill, Tracey Cho, Ashutosh K. Mangalam   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans [PDF]

, 2018
[Excerpt] The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) was established by the Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973 (P.L. 93 82).
Panangala, Sidath Viranga
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Sex Hormones Associate With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Risk and Survival

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk differs by sex and age, implicating sex hormones as potential modifiers. This study examined plasma levels of biologically active sex hormones and their association with ALS odds and survival in cases (females n = 131, males n = 189) and controls (females n = 138, males n = 150) from the University of ...
Stephen A. Goutman, David G. Stouffer, Dae‐Gyu Jang, Jihyun Park, Benjamin J. Murdock, Richard J. Auchus   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Covid-19 Outcomes Among US Veterans

Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2022
Comparing Covid-19 mortality among the U.S. population overall with mortality among Veterans Affairs patients and U.S. military patients.
Jun-Chieh J. Tsay MD, MSc, Robert L. Smith MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traumatic Microhemorrhages Are Not Synonymous With Axonal Injury

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is caused by acceleration‐deceleration forces during trauma that shear white matter tracts. Susceptibility‐weighted MRI (SWI) identifies microbleeds that are considered the radiologic hallmark of DAI and are used in clinical prognostication.
Karinn Sytsma, Rhonda Mittenzwei, Heather Maioli, Amanda Kirkland, C. Dirk Keene, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Christine Mac Donald, Chiara Maffei, Brian L. Edlow, Amber L. Nolan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source