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  • National Creative Arts Festival empowers Veterans

    National Creative Arts Festival empowers Veterans

    The National Creative Arts Festival provides a stage for Veterans from diverse backgrounds to showcase their artistic talents and connect over shared experiences.

  • Tips to recharge your brain and body

    Tips to recharge your brain and body

    Prioritizing the basics like sleep and relaxation can keep you recharge and feel your best.

  • How to stay safe and healthy during extreme heat

    How to stay safe and healthy during extreme heat

    Here are some steps you can take to prevent health problems and stay safe during extreme heat.

  • VA Nurse Practitioner serves other Veterans

    VA Nurse Practitioner serves other Veterans

    TaTonja Jones, Veteran and Nurse Practitioner in the Rheumatology Clinic, brings compassion and understanding to every Veteran she serves.

  • Live Whole Health #278: Don’t hold a grudge

    Live Whole Health #278: Don’t hold a grudge

    We may not realize that holding a grudge is bad for our health, but the body is not meant to live in a state of tension. Let it go with a full body scan.

  • Never too late to sign up for VA benefits

    Never too late to sign up for VA benefits

    For 45 years after they left military service, the Belangers relied on their private health insurance policies. Then they signed up for the VA benefits they had earned and deserved.

  • Game on: Tennessee Veterans married 58 years thrive on the Pickleball Court at National Veteran Golden Age Games

    Game on: Tennessee Veterans married 58 years thrive on the Pickleball Court at National Veteran Golden Age Games

    Kenneth "Ken" and Carolyn Booth celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on June 3 with a competitive mixed doubles pickleball match at the National Veterans Golden Age Games. 

  • ‘This one is for life’: VA nurse replaces Veteran’s Purple Heart

    ‘This one is for life’: VA nurse replaces Veteran’s Purple Heart

    An Army Veteran earned and lost a Purple Heart. A VA nurse and fellow Veteran replaced it.

  • Veteran lives her best life with MOVE!

    Veteran lives her best life with MOVE!

    Motivated by a goal to change her life for the better, Dalia Chacon sought the expertise and support of the MOVE! team at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center.

  • Tampa Veterans bring home the gold from Golden Age Games

    Tampa Veterans bring home the gold from Golden Age Games

    Veterans who receive their care at VA Tampa brought home medals and memories from the 39th National Veterans Golden Age Games.

  • Houston Veterans Gather to Celebrate Cancer Survival

    Houston Veterans Gather to Celebrate Cancer Survival

    A group of cancer survivors gathered at the Houston VA to share stories and support each other

  • Women Veterans deserve respect

    Women Veterans deserve respect

    For women Veterans, harassment in a health care setting can bring up earlier military sexual trauma. This is not acceptable.

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Last updated June 29, 2025

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