PVA Healthcare Summit + Expo Day 1
Acting deputy undersecretary for Health Policy and Services opens 8th Annual PVA Healthcare + Summit
Complete Care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has long been touted as the best health care option for those with SCI/D
DEHP and Urinary Health
Educate Yourself on the Risks with DEHP and Urinary Health By Lisa Wells On March 1, 1987, after a popular voter initiative was approved, the state of California created a comprehensive list of “Chemicals Known to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity.” Because of this legislative action, Proposition 65 labeling came into effect. You’ll see the […]
Transferring Freedom
A unique surgical technique is helping people with SCI gain better use of their hands and wrists by rewiring nerves around their injury.
Suicide Prevention
With September declared national Suicide Prevention Month and the rate of veteran suicides making headlines, the Homer S. Townsend Jr. Memorial Lecture at Wednesday’s Paralyzed Veterans of America Summit + Expo was right on cue at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md By Brittany Martin Three speakers, Sunil Sabharwal, MD, […]
Brain Power
The power of the human brain to help someone with spinal-cord injury and disease (SCI/D) connect with the world and even fly a plane got the 2017 Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Summit + Expo off to a strong start Tuesday morning in National Harbor, Md. By Brittany Martin Paralyzed Veterans of America Summit + […]
Being a Slave to Multiple Sclerosis
A U.S. Army veteran opens up about her experience after being diagnosed with MS and how she took 10 years to come to terms with it By Courtney Verrill Jennifer Steele poses with four out of her six medals at the 37th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Cincinnati on July 25, 2017. (Photo by Courtney […]
Six facts everyone needs to know about service dogs
Service dogs are wonderfully smart, very well trained, have a very serious job and are obviously adorable By Courtney Verrill Christina Gardner’s service dog, Moxie, watches her while she plays during a sled hockey game. (Photo by Courtney Verrill) Providing independence, freedom, peace of mind and friendship is just a few things service animals offer. […]
Protect Your Heart
Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease, and knowing the signs and how to prevent it will keep you and your ticker going strong
Stem Cell Promise
Asterias stem cell therapy shows promise in spinal-cord paralysis: U.S. study By Bill Berkrot – Reuters An experimental stem cell therapy developed by Asterias Biotherapeutics restored some movement to patients paralyzed by recent spinal cord injuries, according to interim data from a small study being presented on Wednesday. One of the five patients in the […]
