Using data from the Million Veteran Program, VA researchers found that a blood pressure condition called resistant hypertension can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems and kidney failure.
Agricultural organization aims to reintegrate Vets into society, prevent suicide
The University of New Mexico and the New Mexico VA Health Care System will use a $3.1 million federal grant to study a new approach to use electrical stimulation as therapy for mild traumatic brain injuries.
P.I.: Sam Lee, Ph.D., M.D.
P.I.: Sara Cichowski, M.D.
P.I.: Karen Cusack, Ph.D.
P.I. Janet Kathreen C’de Baca, Ph.D.
P.I.: Michelle Ratliffe, MD Synopsis- This is a research study to find out if K-877 (also called pemafibrate), the study drug, compared to placebo (a treatment which looks like the medicine but contains no active pemafibrate), lowers cardiovascular (CV) complications (also referred to as “events”), such as heart attack, stroke, and death from these conditions, [...]
P.I.: Michelle Ratliffe, MD Synopsis- The purpose of this study is to see if a high-dose influenza (“flu”) vaccine is able to safely reduce heart or lung-related problems compared to the standard-dose flu vaccine. Both the high dose and standard dose flu vaccines called Fluzone® are manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur.