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Screening and prevention can make the difference in keeping good vision and avoiding blindness. As we age, our eyes can become less efficient in draining waste and can result to intraocular pressure that can inhibit vision and damage our optic nerves. If left untreated, the pressure can lead to damaged vision or sight‐loss at worst. In most cases, signs of...

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are the food and nutrition experts. RDNs have special training to offer medical nutrition therapy and work as part of the health care team or Primary Care Aligned Care Team (PACT) in the treatment and prevention of disease.

The Health Promotion Disease Prevention (HPDP) Program is one of the most powerful tools for Veterans and their caregivers to improve the overall well-being of the Veteran.

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi is looking for Registered Nurses (RN) for the Community Living Center (CLC)!

Congratulations to Army Veteran Paul Collier, recognized as the VA Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) of the Year.

My HealtheVet is VA’s online personal health record. It was designed for Veterans, active duty Servicemembers, their dependents and Caregivers. My HealtheVet helps you partner with your VA care team. It provides you with opportunities and tools to make informed decisions and manage your health care.

While there may have been freezing temperatures across the Jackson metro on Saturday morning, hundreds of Veterans and their families lined the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center parking lot to pick up their Thanksgiving dinner.

No individual who served their country should be without a home.

Getting a flu shot protects you, your family and your community. And if needed, you can safely get vaccinated for COVID at the same time you get a flu shot – one visit, two vaccines. (Call ahead so your community provider has COVID vaccine available.)

At VA, we take a team approach to health care—with you at the center. Research shows this kind of approach leads to better quality care, more satisfied patients, and fewer hospital visits.