Courtesy Story Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Principal Research Assistant, Parasitology Department, at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of Accra, Ghana, Dr. Seth Offei Addo PhD, visited the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Jacksonville, Florida to discuss future research collaborations such as potential Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS), […]
Story by Deidra Martin-Jones Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center & Fort Meade MEDDAC FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.- Health experts recommend those 45 years of age and older to get screened for colorectal cancer. The goal of screening is to find cancer before the symptoms appear. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency In an exclusive interview, I had the pleasure of sitting down with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the fourth director of the Defense Health Agency, to delve into her extraordinary leadership journey. Throughout our discussion, she shared personal anecdotes and insights that have shaped her life as a leader, […]
Story by Sgt. Davis Rohrer 153rd Public Affairs Detachment The weight of an injured comrade pressing against the netting of a litter, worn bandages accompanied by the constriction of a tourniquet, and three Soldiers pulling together to lift the casualty for quick evacuation – this was the scene during a 919th Ground Ambulance Company aid […]
Story by Justin Moeller Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Fort Campbell, KY – Blanchfield Army Community Hospital personnel celebrate National Patient Safety Week, March 10-16, to highlight their continuous efforts in training and collaboration to deliver reliable and safe healthcare. While even one incident of preventable harm or medical error is one too many, hospitals and […]
Courtesy Story Munson Army Health Center Public Affairs Written by Dr. Patrick Armistead-Jehle, Chief, Concussion Clinic, Munson Army Health Center FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have garnered a notable amount of media attention, particularly over about the last decade. I have been engaged in the care and research of this injury for […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Woods Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – A Honduran man injured in an accident regained motion in his left index finger after two surgeons with Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) 10 G-Rotation 16 provided trauma care during a Global Health Engagement (GHE) at Hospital Nacional […]
Courtesy Story Naval Medical Center San Diego Selected as Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Junior Officer of the Quarter, fourth quarter, FY2023, Lt. Victoria Medved, NMCSD Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy assistant department head, exemplifies the significance of the award, 12 Mar. Medved, a Lowell, Mass., native is the daughter of a nurse practitioner and […]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) successfully pioneered its first Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 4–12. The team of […]
Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina – Twice a week, some inpatient spaces in Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune become a teaching platform for high school academics. Abigail Brown and Madison Pankey observe health care delivery in the intensive care unit on March 5, 2024. Just one floor […]
