Tag: veterans
A national asbestos-exposure registry of veterans could combat misdiagnosis in mesothelioma...
Many U.S. veterans are suffering from asbestos-related illnesses due to past military exposure, highlighting the urgent need for a national asbestos-exposure registry to improve early detection, diagnosis, and access to VA benefits.
Trump and Musk’s plan to slash 83,000 VA jobs sparks outrage
A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that the Trump administration, in coordination with Elon Musk’s...
American troops as migrants
What the MAGA crowd don’t recognize: the troops they plan to rely on to carry out the deportations of potentially millions of people are, in their own way, also migrants.
Exposed to agent orange at US bases, veterans face cancer without...
The half dozen veterans who spoke with KFF Health News said they want the military to take responsibility.
How America can better care for its veterans
Veterans deserve a system of care that serves them as reliably as they did the nation.
To hell and back
It is time to set in motion policies that would uplift veterans instead of pouring yet more staggering sums into a military that’s only sent so many of us to hell and back in this century?
Department of Veteran Affairs exceeds goal of providing safe, stable homes...
The VA permanently housed 40,401 homeless veterans.
Veterans and former industrial workers need to be a priority during...
The people who are in the high-risk groups must protect themselves from getting infected with the new coronavirus as it can be quite dangerous.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.