Courtesy Story Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System Communications professionals across the Military Health System had a standout year, taking home 23 awards in 17 different categories at the 2024 Defense Media Merit Awards–the highest number of awards won by any participating agency. Managed by the Defense Media Activity, […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency You may have heard about the ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. As of April 10, there have been 712 confirmed cases in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most of these cases are in Texas and New Mexico, cases have been rising across the […]
Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research On March 14, 2025, researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research met with Dr. Irene Soares, an associate professor at the University of São Paulo, to discuss a possible collaboration on “Vivaxin”, a candidate vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. “Vivaxin” targets the malaria […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Jadyn Eisenbrandt 124th Fighter Wing GOWEN FIELD, ID—The Idaho Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. to mark the opening of a new Medical Training Facility on Gowen Field for the 124th Fighter Wing. The building, which provides laboratories, exam rooms, administrative areas, classrooms, record […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton From amongst a host of qualified contenders for Naval Medical Forces Pacific Fiscal Year 2024 Senior Sailor of the Year, the notable accolades of one surpassed those of his peers. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert L. O’Bryant, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. —With a fully staffed obstetrics and gynecology team in place, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is providing compassionate, high-quality care to expectant mothers and women across the Fort Johnson community—and patients are noticing. Recent testimonials from Interactive Customer Evaluations highlight the professionalism, attentiveness, and expertise […]
Story by NMCCL Public Affairs Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Annual Research Symposium is celebrating its 15th year of showcasing medical and dental research findings. “The research symposium showcases the work of multidisciplinary teams conducting operationally relevant research to improve patient outcomes,” said NMCCL Research Program […]
Story by Kyle Lee Harvey Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center Fort Belvoir, Va. (April 8, 2025) – The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) is proud to join the National Capital Region in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center (WRESP-RC), which has been enhancing the […]
Story by Dan Grubb Womack Army Medical Center Fort Bragg, NC – For Soldiers, physical injuries can serve as a roadblock to performance which is not good when you are a mission-critical component of America’s warfighting machine. This is where Womack’s Occupational Therapy (OT) Department comes in. “Occupational therapists in the military are tasked with […]
Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay earned national recognition from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) after eliminating surgical smoke from its operating room – one of only 14 military treatment facilities to achieve the “Go Clear” Award. […]