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COVID-19 News
Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19
The Million Veteran Program (MVP) was launched in 2011 by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enroll at least 1 million veterans in a...
COVID-19 News
VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Office of Research and Development (ORD), supports an extensive and experienced clinical...
COVID-19 News
The VA Research Enterprise: A Platform for National Partnerships Toward Evidence Building and Scientific Innovation
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plays a substantial role in the nation’s public health through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA...
Commentary
Introduction
Like the flip of a light switch, the world in March 2020 went into lockdown. Suddenly the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was ever-present...
Commentary
Foreword: VA Research and COVID-19
The impressive collection of articles in this special issue provides a snapshot of the large-scale, all-hands approach the VHA adopted during the...
Commentary
Weaponizing Education: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the GI Bill
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Growing up I can remember my father telling stories of service...
News
Cardiac monitoring company settles DOJ false claims allegations
Beyond Reps has agreed to pay $673,200 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the federal government.
News
Veteran study helps decode GWI phenotypes
Million Veteran Program genetic information from Gulf War veterans is a powerful tool for in-depth study of exposures and...
News
FDA wants annual COVID boosters, just like annual flu shots
The booster’s formulation would be selected in June targeting the most threatening COVID-19 strains.
Commentary
Doctors of Virtue and Vice: The Best and Worst of Federal Practice in 2023
Regular readers of Federal Practitioner may recall that I have had a tradition of dedicating the last column of the year to an ethics...