Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community gathered Friday, October 4, 2024, to celebrate the 249th Birthday of the U.S. Navy. Sailors and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point celebrated the occasion with a Navy Ball hosted by the staff of Naval […]
Story by Senior Airman Matthew John Braman 59th Medical Wing JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS –October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual observance focused on raising awareness and encouraging early detection of breast cancer. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease, underscoring the importance of […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Prolonged care, degraded MEDEVAC capability and overstretched lines of communication during large-scale combat operations could increase the prevalence of disease-related injury and death among Warfighters, risks that the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Military Infectious Diseases Research Program is working […]
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa VICENZA, Italy — Strengthening partnerships through medicine is exactly what U.S. and African military forces prescribe for a more stable future. Military medical professionals from the U.S. joint force and 17 African nations came together here from Sept. 16-20, 2024, to shape […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers 86th Airlift Wing RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Office of the Command Surgeon hosted a medical engagement with NATO and allied partners to foster multilateral training skills and practices at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, September 16-20, 2024. […]
By Rick McNamara Defense Health Network National Capital Region The Defense Health Network National Capital Region (DHN-NCR) is proud to announce that both Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and Alexander T. Augusta Medical Center (ATAMMC) have earned coveted 5-star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Hospital Consumer […]
Story by Robert Hammer Defense Health Agency In August 2024, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense released new clinical practice guidelines for the management of stroke rehabilitation for their health care providers. The VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Stroke Rehabilitation for 2024 updates guidelines published in 2019. The new […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Do you know the difference between emergency and urgent care? It can make a difference in your health. Both emergency rooms and urgent care clinics can help you with a medical issue. But they’re different and serve your needs in different ways. When you or a […]
Story by Laura Boyd Blanchfield Army Community Hospital FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – The U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Fort Campbell–Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Medical Readiness Battalion hosts a Change of Responsibility ceremony Oct. 30. Command Sgt. Maj. Nathan D. Hunsaker is scheduled to assume duties as the BACH MRB Sergeant Major from Command Sgt. Maj. […]
Story by Michelle Thum Public Health Command Europe SEMBACH, Germany – U.S. Army Europe and Africa hosted a command activation ceremony for the 68th Theater Medical Command at the Sembach Fitness Center Sep. 20, 2024. The 68th Theater Medical Command is a direct reporting command to U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The ceremony highlighted an […]