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Tag: U.S Department of Veterans Affairs

Hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Cape Lejeune from the 1950 to the 1980s. The Jacksonville base, covering 156,000 acres in eastern North Carolina, remains in operation today with a safe water supply. In this 2016 photo, members of the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, along with civilians, participate in a ceremony on base.
Posted inMilitary Health

Marine veterans petition for medical health registry for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims

by Greg Barnes March 16, 2021March 15, 2021

By Greg Barnes In the yellowed photograph from 1968, a young Lisette Partain sits on a hospital bed cradling her newborn baby. A glass of water and a partially filled baby bottle rest on a bedside table. Mike Partain, the infant in the picture, believes his misery began at conception  Although it wouldn’t manifest itself […]

A skilled nursing facility sign is in the foreground and a building is in the background. The facility, A PruittHealth skilled-nursing facility for veterans in Orange County, is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, and has a history of poor staffing.
Posted inAging

NC commission votes to extend deal for private management of state’s veterans nursing homes

by Thomas Goldsmith November 20, 2020November 19, 2020
shows the front of a building with several flags on poles, the American flag is at half staff, as there are dead COVID patients within. A sign in front of the building reads, "Heroes work here"
Posted inAging

Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes

by Thomas Goldsmith July 31, 2020July 31, 2020
shows a soldier with his head in his hands, used to represent post traumatic stress disorder / PTSD
Posted inMilitary Health

Latest NC research finds potential new treatment for PTSD

by Taylor Knopf January 14, 2020January 17, 2020
A dentist is pointing to an x-ray machine. He is Eric Kern, who works at a clinic that offers dental care for vets
Posted inOral Health

Greenville VA aims to partner with ECU to give Veterans more access to dentists

by Anne Blythe November 11, 2019November 10, 2019

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