Getting life-saving naloxone where it's needed

Veteran reverses neighbor's overdose with VA-distributed kit

View as a webpage / Share Veterans Health Care  February 10, 2022 VA health care news you can use There's a lot going on in VA health care. Here are some of our latest stories about Veterans and for Veterans. Find out how to apply for VA health care benefits. Chillicothe VA team gets life-saving naloxone where it's needed A VA Chillicothe team personally distributed naloxone kits, meant to quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, to high-risk Veterans. One Veteran called back to ask for another kit because he had used the first one to save his neighbor's life.  Read More VA helps Marine come home When fire left Marine Veteran Mathew Robie without a place to live, the team at VA Palo Alto helped him relocate to stable housing. "I've told quite a few friends to talk to the representatives at VA, wherever they're at," he says. "It's worth it."  Read More   Pinpointing prostate cancer At Truman Veterans' Hospital in Missouri, researchers are testing a new drug to see if it more accurately shows how far prostate cancer has spread, which could lead to better treatment.  Read More     Eastern OK VA faces down Omicron In one month, the hospital went from 136 positive tests to 1,052. "We've been busy before, but not like this. We would have 20-30 cars lined up at 7:30 in the morning." Read More Read more stories here

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