Being a caregiver can be difficult, especially when caring for a military veteran. Learn more about tips that can help.

Personal health records are finally here- why did it take so long and how can they help, especially for those frequently changing location.

A new contest will help provide veterans easier access to their personal health information.

The VA has announced a plan to make EHRs more exchangable in heathcare systems.

Study shows that swapping letters may be an important step in keeping up personal health for soldiers away from home by reducing risks for PTSD.

Blue Star Families to highlight its military suicide prevention and wellness campaign through a three days of suicide prevention awareness. Learn how to get involved and keep yourself and your family physically and mentally healthy. Personal health records may be a great start to create awareness about the risks for yourself and your family.

Electronic health records are extremely beneficial but can be even more so for traveling military families. Implementation of EHRs in all 59 military hospitals in the world has now been completed.

Personal health for military families will continue to grow as a priority with this new initative.

Most men know more about their cars then their health, this inspirational fair showed men the importance of personal health.

A response to the article, " We Can't Afford a Piecemeal Health System," this article discusses how America could bennefit from using the VA system as an example.

A legal doctrine that makes all injuries caused by medical mistakes at military hospitals immune from medical malpractice lawsuits may be reviewd by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A new initiative called, "Joining Forces," has been announced by Michelle Obama and Jill Biden.

Being healthy, active and taking care of ourselves as a military family is essential for being able to support our soldiers.

Local military personnel may now access health care data from their own computer, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

A new feature on TRICARE Online now allows users access to expanded personal health data, including lab results, patient history and diagnoses, and provider visits.

Nearly 40 percent of enrolled Veterans live in rural areas of our country.

The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments will develop a joint electronic health record system, merging the capabilities of VA's VistA and DoD's AHLTA platforms.

The 42nd Medical Group starts a series of initiatives April 1 that are designed to improve the continuous care patients receive.

The Department of Veterans (VA) is expanding support nationally to caregivers of Veterans with Alzheimer’s disease.

Number of women projected to double in five to 10 years

Raj S. Ambay, MD, DDS, a plastic surgeon and a member of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees, will be deployed March 4 to Iraq, where he will spend four months caring for wounded military personnel.

A new mobile application geared specifically to US military veterans aims to provide them with more convenient access than ever before to their personal health records, without compromising the security and confidentiality of this information in any way.

Defence force personnel will soon have their health electronically tracked from recruitment to discharge.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching the first of a series of new and enhanced services supporting family caregivers of seriously ill and injured veterans disabled in the line of duty after Sept. 11, 2001.

A long-awaited plan to give caregivers of severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans some extra help was unveiled Wednesday by the Veterans Affairs Department with few specifics about when it would be fully implemented and how many families would benefit.

Being hospitalized around any holiday is never fun.

The Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) organization is getting ready for the day when mobile devices such as smartphones may be fielded to soldiers.

An improved GI Bill means that more military veterans are now attending college, including Howard Community College.

A new clinic is set to open in Keene, N.H., to help veterans get the services they need.

Veterans will find it easier and faster to apply for their health care benefits now that the Department of Veterans Affairs has enhanced and streamlined its online Form 10-10EZ, “Application for Health Benefits.”