December 2024, Vol 1, No 2
What an absolute honor it was to be at the Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar 2024 meeting last month in San Diego, particularly on Veterans Day. Read More ›
The global COVID pandemic shed new light on much-needed areas in emerging infectious disease research, one of which was a need for larger and expanded areas of biorepositories. Read More ›
An analysis prepared by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium shows Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with an increase in Medicaid enrollment among patients aged ≥65 years who were diagnosed with cancer. Read More ›
Natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires impact access to care for patients with cancer, concluded 2 separate studies that were presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. Read More ›
Patients diagnosed with major diseases, including cancer, often experience financial hardship due to high out-of-pocket medical costs in the United States. Read More ›
Increased access to broadband usage was associated with earlier-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosis and with receiving guideline-concordant care in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ›
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating diagnosis, with a high mortality rate and few effective treatment options. For many veterans, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange, a chemical herbicide widely used during the Vietnam War. Read More ›
More veterans were cared for in 2024 than ever before, reporting more than 127.5 million healthcare appointments, representing a 6% increase over last year’s record, and $187 billion in benefits, according to a statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced an improved installation access process for veterans and eligible caregivers for medical appointments, shopping, and certain morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) services, which will involve electronic verification of veteran and caregiver during the installation access process. Read More ›