The US military used compressed air for vaccines for 30 years
We all watched it happen on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Whenever a member of the Enterprise crew needed an injection, Dr. Crusher simply grabbed a hypospray and delivered the…
A malaria vaccine may end the effects of antimalarials on US military personnel
For decades, U.S. service members have blamed the military’s reliance on the antimalarial drug Mefloquine, also known as Lariam, for a wide range of physical and mental disorders. The once-a-week…
The Army developed a vaccine against all COVID and SARS variants
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have developed a single vaccine that has proven effective against COVID-19 and all of its variants. The Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle COVID-19…
Veteran, 74, has message for people reluctant to get vaccine
Vietnam Vet says we have to take care of each other A familiar face to Milwaukee-area Veterans and the Milwaukee VA is doing his part to make sure people get the COVID-19…
Veterans — avoid COVID-19 vaccine scams
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is becoming available, scammers are calling, texting and emailing Veterans with promises of vaccine availability and early access to vaccines. These promises are lies. The…
At the Navajo Nation, an injection of hope
One month ago, RN Terri Whitson was mucking out hurricane-damaged houses in Lake Charles, LA. On Tuesday, she was at the Navajo Nation vaccinating frontline workers against COVID-19. Making that…
11 critical questions about the coronavirus that remain unanswered, 6 months after the first cases were reported
In the realm of medicine, what you don’t know can indeed kill you.
Six months have passed since China reported the first coronavirus cases to the World Health Organization. But even now, what experts are still trying to understand sometimes s…
US Army sees early success treating COVID-19 with Ebola drug
As the United States continues its efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, the U.S. Army has seen early success treating infected soldiers with an anti-viral drug designed to treat illnesses like Ebola.
The drug, which is called remdesivir…
Here’s how veterans can get free flu shots
VA and Walgreens are national partners, providing no-cost quadrivalent flu shots to enrolled veterans of the VA health care system. Now through March 31, 2020, enrolled veteran patients nationwide have the option of getting their flu shot at any of …
VA cures 100,000 vets from Hepatitis C
VA will soon mark 100,000 veterans cured of hepatitis C. This is exciting news and puts VA on track to eliminate hepatitis C in all eligible veterans enrolled in VA care who are willing and able to be treated.
Building on this success, VA take…