Veterans have a new option for health coverage. These are called Veteran Medicare Advantage affinity plans, or VMAPs. They are designed to attract veterans, including those who already have the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) coverage. This is a big change. Before this, there wasn't much in
Ever wondered how hagfish digest their food and their role in the evolution of vertebrates? These creatures have an unusual digestive process. Their gut fluid is acidified like that of many invertebrates. This process is carried out by a mechanism called the vesicular-type H+-ATPase, or VHA for sho
Identifying mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in veterans can be tricky. Two different systems, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the LIMBIC-CENC research project, were compared to see how well they found these injuries. The LIMBIC-CENC study uses detailed interviews to find all possib
