Exceptional Military Health Leaders Honored with Presidential Rank Awards

Exceptional Military Health Leaders Honored with Presidential Rank Awards

Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency Three distinguished Military Health System leaders have been recognized by the 2024 Presidential Rank Awards for their commitment to public service and extraordinary contributions to military health policy leadership. • Dr. David J. Smith, acting principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs, has been honored with the esteemed […]

VA, DoD collaboration expands surgical care options for Colorado Veterans

VA, DoD collaboration expands surgical care options for Colorado Veterans

Story by Gino Mattorano Colorado Military Health System Colorado Springs veterans now have more surgical care options thanks to a new initiative between the Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Medical Clinic and two Colorado Springs Military Medical Treatment Facilities. General surgeons from Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson and the 10th Medical Group at the […]

National Guard Soldier Thankful for Soldier Recovery Unit

National Guard Soldier Thankful for Soldier Recovery Unit

Story by MaryTherese Griffin Army Recovery Care Program FALLS CHURCH, Va.- Army Sgt. Alissa Rock is many things. She is a wife, a mom, a Soldier in the Indiana National Guard, a truck driver, and in the civilian world, she works in the insurance business. She wants to add something new: a lawyer. Her pathway […]

Safety, Quality Care, Transparency Meet or Exceed Industry Standards, Top Doctor Says

Safety, Quality Care, Transparency Meet or Exceed Industry Standards, Top Doctor Says

Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency’s award-winning safety, high-quality care, and external transparency in all processes and improvements lead to “ready, reliable care” that meets or exceeds the nationally defined standard of care. Continual fine-tuning and the use of both internal and external reviews mean military families and veterans […]

Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center Supports Force Health Protection Through Managing HIV Testing Contract

Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center Supports Force Health Protection Through Managing HIV Testing Contract

Courtesy Story Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Leadership staff with the Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center (NBIMC) visited the Center for Disease Detection (CDD) laboratory in San Antonio, Texas, for a quarterly inspection on Dec. 11, 2024. The team from NBIMC, which manages the HIV testing contract for […]

Medical Teams Provide Care During the 60th Presidential Inauguration

Medical Teams Provide Care During the 60th Presidential Inauguration

Story by Spc. Carrol Walter Hughes IV 60th Presidential Inauguration Joint Information Center WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ensuring the health and readiness of thousands of service members supporting the 60th Presidential Inauguration is no small task. U.S. Air Force Maj. Amanda Olagunju, a family medicine physician with the 113th Medical Group, Air National Guard, is bringing […]

Norovirus cases are on the rise

Norovirus cases are on the rise

Story by Michelle Thum Public Health Command Europe LANDSTUHL, Germany – Cases of norovirus, a wretched and highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in parts of the United States and Europe this winter, according to Public Health Command Europe data. “Norovirus cases typically increase during winter due to increased gatherings and travel. This highly contagious […]

2024 Lays the Foundation for Using Artificial Intelligence in Military Medicine

2024 Lays the Foundation for Using Artificial Intelligence in Military Medicine

  Graphics by Sofia Echelmeyer Uniformed Services University.  Much like the broader health care system in the United States, the Military Health System (MHS) is facing projected increases in costly chronic conditions such as diabetes among the millions of beneficiaries it serves, along with a looming shortage of clinicians and caregivers. For the MHS, these […]