Abstract:Background: Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant public health concern despite the widespread availability of vaccines. Little is known about factors influencing …
Abstract:Background: Women Veterans are a rapidly growing population for whom health-related social needs (HRSNs) may influence their health care use within Veterans Health …
Abstract:Objectives: To examine if military sexual trauma (MST) is associated with the incidence of gynecologic cancers among women Veterans who receive care in the Veterans Health …
Abstract: Migraine is a neurovascular disorder that poses a high burden to Veterans, who face a greater risk than sex-matched individuals in the general population. Genetic …
Abstract: Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is committed to consistently addressing high rates of tobacco use among U.S. military veterans. Objective: This study …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: United States Veterans who served in Vietnam, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or Thailand Air Force bases from 1962 to 1971 were likely exposed to Agent …
Abstract: Military deployment to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan is linked to complex hazardous airborne exposures, but ascertaining the contributions of specific environmental …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases osteoporosis and fracture risk. The relationship between disease activity and fracture is not well characterized. We aimed …
Abstract: Background: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) direct care (DC) specialists receive salaried compensation, while community care (CC) outpatient services are purchased …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Between January 2020 and December 2023, the United States reported over 103 million COVID-19 cases and 1.1 million related deaths. Veterans with spinal cord …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Although racial and ethnic pain disparities are well-documented, fewer studies have examined rural and socioeconomic disparities or investigated how identities …
Abstract: Background: The post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection represent a growing public health concern. While associations between COVID-19 and metabolic disorders have …