Courtesy Story Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LUANDA, Angola – Building partner capacity and interoperability in support of two unified combatant commands and an Army service component command is no small feat, especially for a small global health engagement team that is making a big difference. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s global health engagement team recently supported […]
Courtesy Story Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LANDSTUHL, Germany – After more than two years of getting lost in the paper shuffle of military bureaucracy, an airman was finally awarded a rare combat decoration for providing critical care to service members during a large-scale aerial evacuation mission. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew J. Parker received […]
Story by Burrell Parmer Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Sept. 13, 2024) – Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander during a promotion ceremony held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research […]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Megan Beatty 86th Airlift Wing Recent reports of African Swine Fever, a viral infection exclusively affecting domestic and feral pigs, being present in Germany has brought many pause for concern. Although it is not a risk to humans or other animals, there are a few things to keep in mind when […]
Story by Jennifer Goulart Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMUs) are essential components of the Navy’s public health and medical readiness and Navy Medicine’s only Public Health expeditionary platform. Two teams are currently undergoing a crucial certification process known as the “Medical TYCOM (Type Command) Certification” and […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center The U.S. Air Force activated the 316th Inpatient Squadron at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) on Aug. 23, 2024, the first Air Force squadron to exist entirely within Walter Reed. In her remarks at the ceremony, WRNMMC Director U.S. Navy CAPT (Dr.) Melissa […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency [Editor’s note: This article deals with mental health issues and resources that may help. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call 988 for the Military and Veteran Crisis Line and press “1”, or text 838255, or chat with a live counselor. […]
Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Agency KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2024) – Researchers from across the globe, including several from Defense Health Network (DHN) Pacific Rim who shared key research findings about vision, hearing, and cognitive performance, attended the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in the Sunshine State from Aug. 26-29. “The […]
Story by Erin Perez U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO—The opening day of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Medical Warfighting Forum took place on Sept. 4, on JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base. This is the second forum following last year’s inaugural event that brought together leaders from a broad cross-section […]
By Justine Cowan Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Fred Cohrs is a prostate cancer good news success story. He was a high-risk patient, diagnosed by a biopsy performed at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, then referred to the Prostate Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) […]