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VA Order Bars Doctors and Researchers from Publishing in Medical Journals

HeadlineJun 03, 2025

The Guardian reports the Department of Veterans Affairs is ordering staff scientists not to publish in medical journals without first receiving official clearance. The agency sent an email last week, following the publication of an article by two VA pulmonologists in The New England Journal of Medicine. Their opinion piece warned that the Trump administration’s mass cancellation of contracts and planned staff reduction of 80,000 VA employees is putting the health of a million veterans at risk, including those seeking treatment for toxic exposure.

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