The Nation - News from Nov. 24, 1985
At least 700 AIDS patients have turned to the Veterans Administration for treatment, and the agency is bracing to accommodate an even larger number as the Pentagon begins screening active-duty military personnel for signs of the deadly disease. Patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome are being treated at many of the 172 VA medical centers around the country, and the agency will establish major AIDS centers at its hospitals in New York City, San Francisco, Miami and perhaps two or three others, an official said. VA medical care is free to former servicemen.
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