WASHINGTON — Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a higher risk of developing a rare blood cancer that develops slowly over decades, according to a new study that for the first time links ...

A new national study shows for the first time that people exposed to Agent Orange face a higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), tend to develop it earlier, and often have more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, Oct. 28, 2022.

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Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with wide-ranging health effects. Even though Agent Orange has not been used for decades, there is increasing interest in its ...

Spraying Agent Orange in Mekong Delta near Can Tho, 1969. (U.S. Army) When Congress created the PACT Act in 2022, it expanded the Department of Veterans Affairs health care and disability compensation ...

Soldiers exposed to the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange have a higher risk of a rare form of bone marrow cancer, a major new study has found. The study found that people exposed to Agent Orange ...

WESTFIELD - Cory Ahonen, the assistant secretary in the Executive Office of Veterans Services, joined state Sen. John Velis and state Rep. Kelly Pease at American Legion Post 124 on Friday to proclaim ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...