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News Releases for VA Boston health care.

  • November 20, 2023

    The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the appointment of a new deputy executive director for VA Boston Healthcare System Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

  • November 14, 2023

    In support of lung health and Veteran wellness, VA Boston Healthcare System is hosting Lung Cancer Screening Day Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at all main campuses.

  • October 23, 2023

    Veterans, families, VA staff and members of the public can pick up free Mail-Back Envelopes to dispose of expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, at VA Boston Healthcare System main campuses during VA Take Back Day, Friday, Oct. 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • October 20, 2023

    An interprofessional team at VA Boston Healthcare System successfully initiated treatment with a new medication for a patient with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

  • September 20, 2023

    VA Boston Healthcare System will host the annual Veterans Expo, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at the Brockton campus, 940 Belmont St., Brockton, Mass.

  • September 7, 2023

    Until 11:59 p.m. local time on Sept. 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Oct. 1, 2013, are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.

  • August 23, 2023

    A VA-funded research study published today in JAMA Psychiatry suggests written exposure therapy can be both an efficient and effective option for treating posttraumatic stress disorder, commonly known as PTSD.

  • August 10, 2023

    Today VA announced that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM ET on Monday, August 14, 2023 will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to August 10, 2022 – the day that President Biden signed the PACT Act into law.

  • August 9, 2023

    A VA Boston Healthcare System psychologist and researcher was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division of Trauma Psychology Aug. 4, 2023, during American Psychological Association meetings in Washington, D.C.

  • July 17, 2023

    VA Boston Healthcare System will co-host the fourth annual Veterans Music Festival, Benefits and Career Expo, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Pageant Field, 1 Merrymount Parkway, Quincy, Mass, with the City of Quincy and Veterans Voice Network.