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Researchers at the Washington DC VA Medical Center had their experimental findings from a recent study published in the International Immunopharmacology Journal and shared by Science Direct.

Dr. Bidhan Bandyopadhyay wears a white lab coat in a hallway at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

Washington DC VA Medical Center observes Vietnam War Veterans Day and shares information about expanded PACT Act benefits for Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam.

Vietnam Veterans are eligible for expanded VA benefits and claims under the new PACT Act.

VA’s Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program is a clinical vocational rehabilitation program designed to give Veterans with physical and mental health challenges an opportunity to gain life-changing work experience.

Peer Support Specialist Calvin Watson works with a Veteran at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

March is National Social Work Month and a great opportunity to highlight social work resources available to Veterans at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

A woman social worker shares a document with resources available to a Veteran at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

Care providers in the Women Veterans Program at Washington DC VA Medical Center recognize that every women Veteran has a unique story that directly impacts their health care needs.

Women Veterans Health Care Program Manager, Shana Balogun, R.N. stands in the lobby of the Women's Health Clinic at the Washington DC VA Medical Center while two VA employees answer phones at the front desk.

March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to check in on those new year’s resolutions to eat healthier.

Leslie Collier, the Assistant Chief of Nutrition and Food Service at Washington DC VA Medical Center, stands in a kitchen space used to teach Veterans how to cook healthier meals.

The Emergency Department Team at Washington DC VA Medical Center has earned a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Six Washington DC VA Medical Center Emergency Department Employees pose for a photo.

February is American Heart Month and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialists at the Washington DC VA Medical Center are educating Veterans about resources available to strengthen their heart after a trauma has occurred.

Nurse Martine Bune work with a Veteran in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on an exercise bike.

Every February, Washington DC VA Medical Center employees “go red” in support of American Heart Health Month.

Dr. Gregory Trachiotis stands in his office, holding a heart shaped pillow given to heart surgery patients to hold during recovery.

Army Veteran Ellis Allen Sr. celebrated his 103rd birthday on January 23, 2023. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Director of Caregivers, and the Washington DC VA Medical Center, invited Allen and his family to join a special virtual birthday celebration in honor of the major milestone.

World War II Army Veteran, Ellis Allen Sr., holds a birthday cake on his 103rd Birthday, celebrated January 23, 2023.