Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency Traumatic brain injuries, one of the invisible wounds of war, affect many in the military and civilian populations. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.7 million people sustain TBIs annually, and since 2000, over 490,000 service members have sustained a TBI. During this year’s Brain Injury […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Defense Health Agency information technology leaders are the recipients of prestigious awards for 2023 from the Federal 100 and GovCIO. Their leadership is saving DHA money, strengthening cybersecurity, and providing improved services and cost efficiencies across the Military Health System and its 9.5 million beneficiaries. The Fed […]
Story by Robbie Hammer Defense Health Agency After a decade-long hiatus, the Military Health System Conference is returning and being held in Portland, Oregon, April 8-12, with the theme, “Future of Military Medicine: Integrated, Innovative, Ready.” Sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the conference enables health care and […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Leah Ritchey 927th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs What does it mean to be ‘terminally educated”? For Major Leslie Wilderson, 927th Medical Group Optometrist, it meant that finding ways to further her education and professional development were scarce. “Being a doctor, it’s hard to find opportunities to further education. After becoming […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — April is Occupational Therapy month and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital provides a robust OT program for Soldiers and retirees in the Fort Johnson community. The BJACH public affairs officer sat down with 1st Lt. Jonathan Ekas, an occupational therapist, to learn more about […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Service before self has been the guiding principle for Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Crystal Munns during her 10 years in Navy Medicine. Her heightened standard of providing care to those in need extends well beyond daily responsibilities to the crucial collateral duty […]
Story by Sgt. Alisha Grezlik U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa NANYUKI, Kenya – “I’m here to give back to my continent,” said U.S. Army Spc. Israel Osagie, a practical nursing specialist with the 425th Medical Detachment, 176th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command. Originally from Nigeria, Osagie felt emotional about returning to the continent. […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point A Navy Nurse who served aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point recently departed to pursue her passion and become a professional nurse researcher through the Navy’s Duty Under Instruction Program. After serving four years aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, Lt. Amanda Gwyn will continue […]
Story by Joseph Kumzak U.S. Army Medical Command Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (March 26, 2024) – The Department of Defense has faced several challenges that have led to lower recruiting numbers, and prevented the Army, Air Force and Navy from reaching FY 2023 recruiting goals. One of those challenges was the implementation of the […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Pregnancy and the hormonal life cycle can have significant impacts on women’s cardiovascular health and life expectancy. However, the research behind how women are negatively affected is incomplete and largely limited. Women are also less likely to receive guideline-recommended drug therapy and invasive management of heart disease […]