Office of Research & Development |
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These one-minute summaries of important events and people in VA research—current day and historical— originally aired on Federal News Network, a private radio station in Washington, D.C. |
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New class of drugs can treat some serious COVID-19 infectionsListen, Transcript |
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E-cigarettes not a safe alternative to smokingListen, Transcript |
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VA program allows once-homeless Veterans to thrive in their communitiesListen, Transcript |
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Support tool helps choose best amputation level in cases of limb lossListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers find victims of COVID may face serious long-term health issuesListen, Transcript |
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Internist, military physician led development of VA programsListen, Transcript |
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VA-DOD-created phone APP helps with suicide preventionListen, Transcript |
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VA urologist calls for patience in cases of low-risk prostate cancerListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers test new prostate cancer tracer drugListen, Transcript |
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Device helps wheelchair users avoid repetitive stress injuriesListen, Transcript |
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Study: Moderna, Pfizer highly effective in preventing Covid-19Listen, Transcript |
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VA-developed prosthesis helps people who've lost one or more fingers, except the thumbListen, Transcript |
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VA scientist a pioneer of cancer research, father of modern retrovirologyListen, Transcript |
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VA psychiatrist tests drugs to treat Veterans with PTSD who have insomniaListen, Transcript |
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Famous VA heart surgeon created prosthetic graft to fix weakened arteriesListen, Transcript |
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Two VA researchers developed technique for measuring small amounts of a substance in the bloodListen, Transcript |
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VA leads new national initiative to improve effectiveness of lab- based brain researchListen, Transcript |
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Former VA medical director key to shaping agency's current health care systemListen, Transcript |
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VA maintains largest program in U.S. for distributing a drug that blocks the effects of opioidsListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers invent exercise device for patients with spinal cord injury and other conditionsListen, Transcript |
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VA program helps prescribe the safest drugs to older Veterans discharged from an emergency departmentListen, Transcript |
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VA develops ways to lower number of inpatient Veteran suicidesListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers create program to increase oral hygiene in VA community living center and hospital patientsListen, Transcript |
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Study by VA physicians leads to reduction in surgeries for patients with cancer of the voice boxListen, Transcript |
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Venom of lizard basis for VA's discovery of diabetes drugListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers create nicotine patch to help people stop smokingListen, Transcript |
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VA-developed tool becomes gold standard for assessing mild TBIsListen, Transcript |
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Advanced standing wheelchair the work of VA innovatorsListen, Transcript |
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VA scientist first female payload specialist on NASA missionListen, Transcript |
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VA nephrologist created technique to make dialysis saferListen, Transcript |
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Clinician led VA advancements in spinal cord injury after World War IIListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers developed eye exam tool to be used for patients with brain injuriesListen, Transcript |
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VA clinician leads groundbreaking research on drug treatment for high blood pressureListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers create questionnaire to rate foot pain, disabilityListen, Transcript |
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VA develops self-management mobile app for Veterans with PTSDListen, Transcript |
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VA researcher originates the CT Scan imaging techniqueListen, Transcript |
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VA clinician a pioneer in understanding endocrine signaling in the nervous systemListen, Transcript |
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VA precision oncology program provides targeted cancer careListen, Transcript |
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VA crucial to developing treatment for irregular heartbeatsListen, Transcript |
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VA helps develop technology that can extend life of donor organsListen, Transcript |
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VA exercise and health promotion program for older VeteransListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers create eye motion test for detecting Parkinson'sListen, Transcript |
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VA and a major study on use of statin drugs by older peopleListen, Transcript |
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VA develops cough stimulator for people with spinal cord injuryListen, Transcript |
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VA creates scoring system for calculating COVID-19 riskListen, Transcript |
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Drug approved to diagnose adult growth hormone deficiencyListen, Transcript |
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VA and the LUKE/DEKA advanced prosthetic armListen, Transcript |
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VA researcher promotes biomarker as an indicator of heart failureListen, Transcript |
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VA's Million Veteran Program finds new genetic markers for PTSDListen, Transcript |
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VA established the causal link between smoking and lung cancerListen, Transcript |
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VA researchers invented the first clinically successful cardiac pacemakerListen, Transcript |
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VA making advancements to address prostate cancer in the Veteran populationListen, Transcript |
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VA pathologist Donald Gleason created a scoring system to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancerListen, Transcript |
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An aspirin a day can help prevent heart attack, strokeListen, Transcript |
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VA pioneer Michael DeBakey: the "father of modern cardiovascular surgery"Listen, Transcript |
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VA researchers work to improve kidney care for Veterans by making a test availableListen, Transcript |
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VA clinical trial results in FDA approval of shingles vaccineListen, Transcript |
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VA surgeon Thomas Starzl - the "Father of transplantation"Listen, Transcript |
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VA study: meditation can lead to a lower risk of heart diseaseListen, Transcript |
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VA scientist experiments with blood sugar as a fuel sourceListen, Transcript |