Story by Douglas Holl Defense Health Agency The World Meteorological Organization, which monitors climate, weather, and water resources for the United Nations, has declared that 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. This comes as no surprise to Lisa Polyak, an environmental engineer at Defense Health Agency Public Health, who has been tracking heat […]
Story by Ken Cornwell Defense Health Agency The Military Health System and the Veterans Health Administration are two of the nation’s largest and most complex health care institutions. While the missions of the two systems are unique, there are similarities between their patient populations. Dr. Paul Cordts, the Defense Health Agency’s chief medical officer and […]
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery By the 1990s, the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., stood as two of the world’s largest military hospitals – medical standard-bearers for the U.S. Navy and Army, respectively. At the time, […]
Courtesy Story Naval Medical Research Command BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC) is seeking volunteers to test a new therapy intended for use as a pre- and post-exposure prevention measure for influenza. The study, expected to begin in mid-April and funded by the Defense Health Agency, will evaluate SAb […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Martinez 59th Medical Wing Public Affairs Growing up in Frederick, Maryland, Kinley’s interest in dentistry was sparked by her mother’s unfulfilled aspirations in the field. Eager to explore her passion and maintain a radiant smile, Kinley embarked on her journey in May of 2023, starting with U.S. Air Force Basic […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency No matter where you live, it’s important for your electronic health record (EHR) to be complete and up to date. For TRICARE Prime Overseas and TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas beneficiaries, there are processes that help make this possible. If you get care at a military hospital or clinic, that facility […]
Story by Justin Moeller Blanchfield Army Community Hospital FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Doctor Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense Health Affairs and former Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and 86th Combat Support commander, returned to Fort Campbell to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the new Fort Campbell VA Clinic inside BACH. He shared […]
Courtesy Story Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Principal Research Assistant, Parasitology Department, at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of Accra, Ghana, Dr. Seth Offei Addo PhD, visited the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville, Florida to discuss future research collaborations such as potential Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS), […]
Story by Deidra Martin-Jones Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center & Fort Meade MEDDAC FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.- Health experts recommend those 45 years of age and older to get screened for colorectal cancer. The goal of screening is to find cancer before the symptoms appear. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency In an exclusive interview, I had the pleasure of sitting down with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the fourth director of the Defense Health Agency, to delve into her extraordinary leadership journey. Throughout our discussion, she shared personal anecdotes and insights that have shaped her life as a leader, […]