Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, April 22, 2024 – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, more than 46,700 new cases of cancer are found in parts of the body where human papillomavirus is often […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – If you have cancer, clinical trials can offer a path to innovative new treatments. TRICARE covers participation in cancer clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI is the federal government’s main agency for cancer research and training. “NCI-sponsored clinical trials are at […]
Story by James Black Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Faith, Courage, Service, and Honor When you meet U.S. Navy Lt. (Dr.) Kathryn Flynn, you’ll likely observe her embodiment of the Navy’s core values of faith, courage, service, and honor. The Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania native attributes much of her success to her parents, who supported her […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Capt. Shelby Landrum joined the BJACH rehabilitation department recently and she will […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Recently learned you’re expecting a baby? Congratulations! This is an exciting time for your family. But you may also have questions about how to get care for yourself during and after your pregnancy. “‘Maternity care’ refers to the medical services related to pregnancy,” said Jeannine Pickrell, […]
Story by Chief Petty Officer John Grandin U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Munoz from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, California was announced as Navy Medicine’s 2023 Sailor of the Year (SOY), on April 24, 2024. Munoz, originally from El Paso, Texas, received the recognition at […]
Story by Russell Tafuri Blanchfield Army Community Hospital The Woodson Health Clinic’s new Physical Therapy Clinic officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, April 24. Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Health System Commander, Col. Samuel L. Preston, highlights the significance of the ceremony, “This ribbon cutting today is a symbol of our ongoing […]
Story by 2nd Lt. KASEYANN CORNWALL 72nd Air Base Wing The 72nd Medical Group conducted a mass casualty exercise named Ready Eagle April 15-17, highlighting their expertise and critical role in patient care, particularly in challenging environments. The primary objective of this exercise was to focus on patient care within a contaminated environment. The 72nd […]
Story by Otis Toussaint U.S. Army Medical Command DENVER (April 24, 2024)—In a presentation at the Quad A conference in Denver, Colorado, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), delivered an address outlining the critical partnership between Army Medicine and Army […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Samantha White 374th Airlift Wing The timeline was set and patients were on the move as the carefully selected team prepped and readied to take on the first Athena mission since the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. In the past, overseas patients were sent to the United States for all plastic surgery […]