Story by Justin Moeller Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Rock Island Arsenal Woodson Health Clinic team offers seasonal influenza vaccine for eligible TRICARE beneficiaries ages 6 months to 64. Soldiers and their family members assigned to Woodson Health Clinic may walk-in to receive the flu vaccine 1-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, Patients with scheduled appointments can also receive […]
Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. Naval Medical Forces Pacific During Galveston Navy Week from Oct. 21 – 27, Capt. Matthew Loe, the executive officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, returned to his roots with a renewed sense of pride and purpose. Growing up in the Galveston-Houston, Texas, area, Loe has […]
Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyree Bryant, a native of Richmond, Virginia was recently selected as Junior Sailor of the Quarter (JSOQ), third quarter, serving with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness […]
Story by Michelle Thum Public Health Command Europe Landstuhl, Germany – Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist at Public Health Command Europe is working on advancing his career and becoming a U.S. Army officer. Washington-native Sgt. Thomas Dozier, grew up on a Navy base due to his father being in the Navy and his mother serving in […]
Story by Senior Airman Jason Cochran 501st Combat Support Wing Airmen are always pursuing ways to become more proficient in their field. A perfect example is a Pathfinder becoming the first U.S. military member to attend a medical training event in Serbia. “The purpose of the course was to train personnel in the field of […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Eye injuries can happen in a split-second while service members are on duty and during recreational activities, which highlights the importance of wearing eye protection to guard against life-altering injuries. Due to the nature of serving in the military, service members are more likely to experience injury, […]
Story by Christopher Delano Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC) Detachment Camp Lejeune is developing tactically proficient, combat-credible medical forces by providing quality training programs that support the Defense Health Agency and Navy Medicine mission. One of the three NMTSC detachments, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL), along with Naval […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat clinic has open appointments for optometry and audiology for active-duty Soldiers, active-duty Family members, retirees, and their dependents. During Audiology Awareness Month in October, beneficiaries are encouraged to get their hearing checked to identify […]
Story by Quentin Johnson United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases FORT DETRICK, Md. – U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases scientists were invited to partake in a consortium of 13 teams in academia, government, and industry led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine called PROVIDENT, which stands for Prepositioning […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Your health is your most valuable asset. Preventive care plays a vital role in maintaining it. Preventive care refers to health screenings, exams, and other services that can diagnose and treat health problems early. In some cases, getting these exams can stop health problems before they […]