Tag: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Nation & World

    Protecting those who have protected us

    David Shulkin, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke to Harvard Law School in advance of giving the 2017 Disabled American Veterans Distinguished Lecture at Harvard Law School.

    5 minutes
    Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin
  • Health

    Right time for ‘end-of-life’ talk

    A study by Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute finds that most terminally ill cancer patients discuss end-of-life care with physicians but that such discussions often occur late in their illness.

    4 minutes
  • Health

    VHA vs. Medicare: And the winner is …

    A Harvard Medical School-led study shows that cancer care provided by the Veterans Health Administration for men 65 years and older is at least as good as, and by some measures better than, Medicare-funded fee-for-service care obtained through the private sector.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard continues Yellow Ribbon Program

    Harvard President Drew Faust has renewed the University’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to assist eligible veterans in meeting the costs of their education through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

    1 minute
  • Campus & Community

    Harvard to participate in Yellow Ribbon Veterans Education Program

    President Drew Faust announced a partnership with the federal government today that will help America’s military veterans obtain a Harvard education.

    1 minute