/tags/va-health-care VA Health Care en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-01-05/the-va-looks-to-psychedelic-drugs-to-help-veterans-suffering-with-ptsd-and-other-disorders Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s as recreational use and its backlash criminalized them. The Veterans Administration is joining dozens of other medical providers and researchers in resuming that work. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-01-05/the-va-looks-to-psychedelic-drugs-to-help-veterans-suffering-with-ptsd-and-other-disorders Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2022-12-16/a-lawsuit-alleges-a-racial-disparity-in-va-benefits-and-says-the-va-isnt-doing-enough-about-it Lawyers who filed the suit say agency records show the VA is more likely to pay claims from white veterans than from Black veterans. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-12-16/a-lawsuit-alleges-a-racial-disparity-in-va-benefits-and-says-the-va-isnt-doing-enough-about-it Desiree D'Iorio /government-politics-issues/2016-01-05/outgoing-director-says-access-is-better-at-st-louis-va-but-needs-to-be-monitored The VA St. Louis Health Care System has cut the waiting time for appointments in recent months, but the improvement is “fragile,” says Patricia Ten Haaf,… Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:17:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-01-05/outgoing-director-says-access-is-better-at-st-louis-va-but-needs-to-be-monitored Mary Delach Leonard /health-science-environment/2015-08-03/va-health-care-system-showing-improvements-in-st-louis Regional officials from the health and benefits system that serves veterans crowed over the gains they’ve made in the past few years. On the other side of… Mon, 03 Aug 2015 23:23:21 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-08-03/va-health-care-system-showing-improvements-in-st-louis