VA Cancer Patients Experiencing More Pain Related to Opioid Reduction

Data indicate that recent efforts to combat the opioid epidemic by reducing narcotics administered to patients ...

MAY 14, 2024

Salem VA Touts ‘Whole-Health’ PREVAIL Program for Chronic Pain as Replicable Elsewhere

LAS VEGAS—The PREVAIL interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach to mitigate pain symptoms and improve functioning ...

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

VA Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination Among Medical Staff

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will begin mandating COVID-19 vaccination for its health care employees.

AUGUST 31, 2021

Perioperative Acupuncture Reduces Post-op Pain, Opioid Use in VA Study

Perioperative acupuncture reduced patients’ postoperative pain and opioid use by about half, according to a ...

MARCH 15, 2021

VA Puget Sound Finds Success in Its Innovative Approach To Chronic Pain Management

A slew of posters presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, in National ...

AUGUST 19, 2020

Defense’s Integrative Pain Center A Home to Pain Treatment Innovation

The Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management is recognized as the only Department of Defense ...

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Veterans Adopt Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain After Education

Las Vegas—Veterans with chronic pain accessed more complementary and alternative treatments at a Veterans ...

DECEMBER 5, 2017