Understanding Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with PTSD
The effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on patients’ mental health and well-being has been increasingly recognized. However, PTSD also increases risk of developing cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Understanding how PTSD causes these effects...Understanding how tumor cells evade the immune system
Dr. Brian Pollack is a Staff Dermatologist at the Atlanta VA. In addition to his medical degree, he has a doctoral degree in Molecular Genetics. This training enables him to not only care for patients but to also think about the causes of their disorders on a...
New Strategies to Prevent Vision Loss
Many veterans have glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), or vision loss caused by damage to the retina, the back layer of the eyeball where specialized cells detect light. In some cases, this damage is progressive and leads to blindness. While some of...