Healthcare Hero

Healthcare Hero

Story by Pfc. Isaiah Mount 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office FORT CARSON, Colo. — In the heart of military healthcare, a dedicated group of professionals stands ready to serve. Among them, the practical nursing specialists (68C) provide the highest quality of medical care and play a crucial role, combining clinical expertise with dedication. Staff […]

USU Surgical Global Health Expert Named Fulbright Alumni Ambassador

Story by Sarah Marshall Uniformed Services University Navy Capt. (Dr.) Tamara Worlton, director of the Division of Global Surgery at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and director of Surgical Operations at USU’s Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), has been selected as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, one of the most prestigious international exchange programs in […]

Command wide upgrade a total IMD effort at NHB

Command wide upgrade a total IMD effort at NHB

Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton With the Defense Health Agency mandating that all military treatment facilities commands upgrade their current computers by mid-May, that herculean task has already been accomplished by Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Information Management Department. According to Patrick Flaherty, NHB chief information officer, replacing the […]

BACH Pays Tribute to Doctors in Honor of Doctor’s Day

BACH Pays Tribute to Doctors in Honor of Doctor’s Day

Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Fort Campbell, KY— On March 28, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s newest and longest-practicing doctor cut into a cake celebrating National Doctors Day. Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, Director of the Defense Health Network National Capital Region, and Col. Sam Preston, BACH Commander, addressed the gathered staff. “My number one priority […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Women of Navy Medicine R&D

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Women of Navy Medicine R&D

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandra Ramirez Alarcon Naval Medical Research Command As Women’s History Month comes to a close, some of the Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) enterprise’s women in various leadership roles share their thoughts on its significance, and on their careers in research. Spanning the globe, the enterprise comprises eight […]

Navy Medicine R&D Researchers Participate in National Academies Undersea Medicine Workshop

Navy Medicine R&D Researchers Participate in National Academies Undersea Medicine Workshop

Story by Tommy Lamkin Naval Medical Research Command SILVER SPRING, Md. – Researchers specializing in undersea medicine from the Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise participated in a virtual workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on March 21. Workshop […]

Q&A: How TRICARE Covers Durable Medical Equipment

Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency You may know someone who uses a wheelchair or walker to help increase their mobility. But did you know that these items are just a few of many that TRICARE may cover as durable medical equipment (DME)? “TRICARE covers a range of DME, so you and your family can make […]

Defense Public Health Kicks Off National Public Health Week

Story by Chanel Weaver-Folami Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen Public health officials from across DHA Public Health will host several activities next week in observance of National Public Health Week, April 1–7. Celebrated annually by the American Public Health Association, NPHW is an opportunity to honor the contributions of public health officials across the world, […]

Army Announces FDA Clearance of Whole Blood Rapid Test to Help with Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury

Army Announces FDA Clearance of Whole Blood Rapid Test to Help with Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury

Story by Caree Vander Linden U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) U.S. Army officials, in partnership with Abbott, announced today that the company’s i-STAT® TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) cartridge has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used with whole blood. The newly cleared device can run whole blood testing […]

Military Medicine an ‘Indispensable Asset to Our Military and the Nation’

Military Medicine an ‘Indispensable Asset to Our Military and the Nation’

Story by Ken Cornwell Defense Health Agency Dr. Lester Martínez-López, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, underscored the importance of teamwork and cooperation to “enable the Department of Defense to provide medically ready and ready medical forces by improving the health of all entrusted to our care” at the 2024 annual meeting of AMSUS, […]

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