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A recent study comparing the impact of COVID-19 on VA and non-federal hospitals showed the VA structure held several distinct advantages when adapting to the pandemic including the ability to quickly expand bed capacity, retain staff, mitigate supply shortages, and avoid financial hardship.

The study shows that—contrary to widespread concerns—it is possible to hasten sepsis treatment while simultaneously decreasing overall antibiotic use. Indeed, the majority of the VA hospitals in the study did just that.

Researchers from VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System studying the effects of COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated that the therapy may diminish the human body’s natural response to fighting the virus on its own.

A group of VA Ann Arbor Health System (VAAAHS) clinicians and researchers are bringing attention to the respiratory health of deployed Veterans.

Terry Bradburn has been a member of the Gerofit program for about 4 months, and in that short time, has become a well-known regular in the daily virtual exercise classes.

A new, state-of-the-art robotic technology is making it much easier for doctors to detect and remove lung cancer while simultaneously reducing the risk of complications associated with lung surgery.

LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2022 VA Research Scholar Awards.

The Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been home to one of the Veterans Affairs Gerofit programs since 2018.

The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Research Service recently became VA’s newest Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites, or NODES, joining nearly 2 dozen other VA Medical Centers (VAMC) across the country.

Eve Kerr, MD, MPH, MACP, and Nithya Ramnath, MBBS, to Receive the 2021 and 2022 VAAAHS Roger J. Grekin Research Awards