By Kelly Burkhalter, JPEO-CBRND and Caree Vander Linden, USAMMDA Some professions are inherently risky—and for military personnel, first responders, and medical providers, special precautions are required to safely perform their duties. The same holds true for people who study infectious diseases with the aim of developing medical countermeasures to protect U.S. troops and the general […]
Story by Regena Kowitz U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery SAN DIEGO – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Military Manpower and Personnel Ms. Lisa Truesdale visited Naval Medical Center San Diego, Feb. 14, to meet with staff who manage and support the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) process at the medical center. […]
Story by Emily McCamy Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 16, 2024) – Some skill sets are too important to lose, that’s why round-robin training is held quarterly at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. Director of Expeditionary Medicine and Department Head of Staff Education and Training (SEAT), Cdr. Alexis […]
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery On Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, Secretary of the Navy Carlos del Toro, Rear Adm. Darin Via, the Navy Surgeon General, Governor of Maryland Wes Moore, Mrs. Dawn Moore, the first lady of Maryland and Capt. Melissa Austin, Commanding Officer, Walter Reed National […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency On Feb. 20, the Defense Health Network-National Capital Region announced the start of a health care awareness campaign titled Unlock Your Health. The campaign, which will run through May 2024, focuses on helping TRICARE beneficiaries understand health care services available to them and how to access care through the NCR’s […]
Story by Michelle Thum Public Health Command Europe Public Health Command Europe’s Entomological Science Program invited the Polish Armed Forces for a joint mosquito surveillance training at the PHCE Headquarters February 12 to 15. Four Polish officers from the Epidemiological Response Centre (ECR) attended the training which focused on tick and mosquito identification and covered […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Dear Doc, I just found out I’m pregnant with my first baby and am so excited—but also kind of scared. As the partner of an active duty service member, I’d like to find out what resources are available and what I can expect during my pregnancy in […]
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Dr. Mike McGinnis was sworn in as the new Navy Medicine Executive Director by Rear Adm. Darin Via, the Navy Surgeon General, on February 6, 2024. He is only the second Senior Executive Service (SES) civilian to serve in this role. “My […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Woods Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – A physical therapist assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is named Navy Medicine’s Senior Physical Therapy Officer of the Year for 2023. Lt. Cmdr. Laura Riebel, a native of Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded the […]
Story by Vernishia Vaughn Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s pediatric dentistry team is taking proactive efforts to improve dental health among children within the military health National Capital Region (NCR). Riding on the annual observance of Children’s Dental Health Month, the team will provide dental screenings to children […]