Research, explained
Veteran Science & Health translates published research on military and veteran health into clear visual explainers.
We work from peer-reviewed studies and primary sources. New explainers when the research warrants one.
The anger a veteran brings home tends to get filed under personality. A study of 10,000 veterans asked whether some of it is dose-related instead, built up over a career spent next to blasts, and the signal held even after combat, brain injury, and PTSD were accounted for.
Read explainer →When a medication runs short, the veterans who lose access aren't the ones you'd guess. A study tracking 1.3 million veterans through 29 shortages found that what predicted disruption wasn't the patient's age, race, or zip code. It was how many factories make the drug.
Read explainer →The first year after the uniform comes off is the most dangerous one, and most veterans who struggle never reach VA care. A study of 1,100 soldiers tested a low-tech fix: a trained sponsor and a way into care set up before discharge. The sponsored group reached a VA doctor far more often, and attempted suicide less.
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