Children’s Hospital Colorado signed an agreement this week with TriWest Healthcare Alliance to remain in network with Tricare, which will ensure that Children’s medical services for uniformed service members, retirees and their families in Colorado don’t lapse.

The study highlighted interventions to reduce heart failure risk — most notably hypertension control and weight loss.

The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Agency officials didn’t immediately detail the person’s symptoms.

Five of the 10 bills introduced Tuesday offered plans for expanding coverage for veterans seeking private-sector care. Some of the proposals would waive requirements for veterans to qualify for non-VA care and others offered alternatives for covering veterans care in the private sector.

The presence of chronic pain was defined based on respondents’ answers to a question about how often they had pain in the past three months.

The Japanese Health Ministry has reported higher than expected numbers of parvovirus B19 infections in and around Tokyo, according to an alert from U.S. Army Medical Department Activities-Japan.

Aside from its restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, the legislation garnered widespread support for giving E-1 to E-4 troops a 14.5% pay raise and all other troops a 4.5% pay bump. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass.

Yawning is a complex reflex that may be triggered by changes in state of being, but its purpose is still unknown.

Several veterans organizations are lining up to support the Complete the Mission Act, which directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose expected wait times for appointments, reasons for cancellations and options to reschedule at a VA facility or with a private, non-VA clinician.

U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of “repetitive low-level blast injuries” on the military and how they could impact brain health.

A proposal to ban health care coverage of certain medical treatments for the transgender children of service members has become a point of contention as the House readies this week for a vote on a defense policy bill containing the measure.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is asking President-elect Donald Trump to use his influence among Republicans to back legislation that would expand insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization for military personnel.

An active duty U.S. Army soldier lied about earning $100,000 from pie sales to steal thousands in COVID-19 relief loans meant to support small businesses during the pandemic, federal prosecutors said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will launch its first clinical study since the 1960s into the effectiveness of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the agency said.

The military sleep method might have benefits, but sleep psychologist Dr. Alaina Tiani explained it isn’t an easy solution to poor sleep — something that affects around 37% of all adults, 77% of high school students and 35% of all children.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Friday that its Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is sending letters to 2,302 veterans notifying them of the “potential disclosure of protected health information.”

Col. Doug Collins attended seminary school, worked as a pastor at a small-town church and served as a chaplain in the Navy and Air Force Reserve.

Four dogs have deployed aboard East Coast-based warships since 2023 as part of a small-scale test. The test is part of a quality-of-life initiative the Navy launched in 2022 in the wake of a cluster of sailor suicides.

An airman and a Ramstein High School junior teamed up to register potential bone marrow donors for Salute to Life.