Carolyn M. Clancy

Jul 27, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Carolyn M. Clancy |Michael B. Kelley

One in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. While the health care system has made incredible advances, far too many people still feel cancer’s devastating impact. In early 2022, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot to reinvigorate national action to defeat cancer, with the goal to reduce cancer deaths by 50% in the next 25 years.

Jun 22, 2023 | news.va.gov | Carolyn M. Clancy

Throughout the pandemic, Veteran care has remained VA’s primary responsibility and mission. Our COVID-19 Response Report and its annexes detail the lessons learned from VA’s efforts, challenges and successes in support of Veterans, their caregivers and the greater U.S. population. The latest Annex D Interim Report covers the period from April 1, 2022, through July 31, 2022. During that time, the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continued to spread throughout the United States.

Feb 10, 2023 | news.va.gov | Carolyn M. Clancy

Since the very beginning of the pandemic, VA has been on the front lines, caring for Veterans and non-Veterans. In addition to treating Veterans in the hospital and as outpatients, VA staff also included encouraged and administered COVID-19 vaccines to Veterans, caregivers and immediate family members.