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Free Wi-Fi Now Available For Veterans and Guests

The Miami VA Healthcare System now has free wireless internet or “Wi-Fi” available for Veterans and visitors in the main building of the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center.

Miami VA police can help treat opioid overdoses

Miami VA police officers are now carrying a nasal form of naloxone, which can reverse the effects of opioid overdose, so they can provide early treatment if they encounter an opioid overdose while on duty.

5 Things You Need To Know About Antibiotics

Hundreds of thousands of antibiotic prescriptions are taken each year in the United States alone. Learn five things patients should know when prescribed antibiotics by a doctor.

Summer Student Volunteer Program

Do you know a student interested in making a difference in the lives of Veterans? The Miami VA Healthcare System’s Voluntary Service is accepting applications for its annual Summer Student Volunteer Program.

Miami VA Named Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

For the fourth consecutive year, the Miami VA Healthcare System is proud to have been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

Recipes that pack a nutritious punch

In celebration of National Nutrition Month, learn how to make a Green Smoothie and Southwestern Chicken Wrap that are high in protein, full of fiber, and have tons of vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C and potassium.

VA Secretary visits Miami VA Healthcare System

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin visited the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center, parent facility of the Miami VA Healthcare System, on Friday, March 10.

Free Tax Preparation for Veterans

The Miami VA Healthcare System is offering free tax preparation services for Veterans and their families at the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center, located at 1201 NW 16th St., Miami, FL 33125.

Virtual honor flight brings Washington to Miami

“When I came back from Vietnam through Seattle, Washington, I was cursed at, spit at and insulted,” said William Kuschick. “The event today was just another one of those tributes that was a long time coming."

New Treatments for Hepatitis C Offer Hope

Hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and liver cancer. Most people don’t have any symptoms. Learn the risk factors and how new treatments offer high cure rates.

From the Veterans Health Administration

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Veterans with Back Pain Have Treatment Options

In a survey of more than 3,500 back pain sufferers, 80% said that yoga, tai chi, massage therapy or a chiropractor helped them. Those options can help as much as surgery or drugs, with fewer risks.

Fresno VA Medical Center's Nurse of the Year

Meet Doca Merdjanoska from Macedonia, one of VA's top nurses. Our continuing series of outstanding VA employees features a surgical department nurse at the Fresno VA Medical Center.

Veterans: Protect Your Skin and Your Hearing

Veterans: Do you know the difference in Ultraviolet B and Ultraviolet A sun's rays? And what is a safe decibel (dB) level of noise? Here are a few quick handy answers just in time for summer.

A Veteran's Final Hours at a VA Hospital

Carol Graves, wife of Army Veteran C.A. Graves, said her 76-year-old husband received the utmost respect and kindness during the last few days of his life at the VA hospital in Shreveport, La.

VA and Healing Powers of Nature Rescue Vet

When the transition to civilian life left an Air Force Veteran in a dark place,” he turned to VA and nature for help. “There is so much healing that goes on when you are alone surrounded by nature.”

Veterans Conquer Depression with Equine Therapy

For some Veterans coping with depression, post-traumatic stress and even physical pain, spending some quality time with a horse (also known as equine therapy) might just be the perfect remedy.

Women Veterans: Help for Postpartum Depression

Pregnant Women Veterans have an increased likelihood of a mental health issue and a higher risk for postpartum depression. Learn the symptoms and treatment options from VA's Women's Health Services.

VA Nurse Helps Veterans Families, in Her Free Time

VA nurse Deb Lamberton knows how stressful it is for families during a Veteran's final days so she volunteers on her own time to provide them with stress relieving massages.

AF Veteran Helping Veterans Out of Addiction

Air Force Veteran Willie DeWayne Raulerson had been drinking for 50 years. But when he finally decided to ask VA for help he found not only sobriety, but a purpose in life.

Marine Veteran is VA's Male Volunteer of the Year

Marine Corps Veteran David Miller has been volunteering at VA for over 25 years and has been named the 2017 National Male Volunteer of the Year. Miller served in Vietnam during the TET II offensive.

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