Article Feb 24, 2023 Innovations in Military Medicine Recognized by Military Health System The Military Health System and AMSUS, the society of federal health professionals, presented a series of awards. Recommended Content Our History Research & Innovation Innovation at the Defense Health Agency
Article Feb 3, 2023 Defense Health Agency Director Promoted to Lieutenant General The new Defense Health Agency director pinned on her third star during a ceremony at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Virginia, on Jan. 20, 2023. Recommended Content Defense Health Agency Our History
Article Feb 1, 2023 Historical Perspective: The Critical Role of Disease and Non-Battle Injuries in Soldiers Isolated on Pacific Islands During the Second World War This Historical Perspective discusses catastrophic casualties among U.S. and Japanese forces due to failed supply lines during World War II in the Pacific. Recommended Content Our History Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Jan 27, 2023 NICoE Deputy Director Receives Department of Defense's Highest Civilian Honor The work of one of the Department of Defense’s foremost experts on the treatment of traumatic brain injury was recently honored with the department's highest award given to career DOD civilian employees. Recommended Content Warfighter Brain Health Hub Defense Intrepid Network for TBI and Brain Health The National Intrepid Center of Excellence Our History
Article Jan 4, 2023 DHA Will Serve “Anytime, Anywhere – Always,” Says New Director The new director of the Defense Health Agency, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Telita Crosland accepted her new role as leader of the Department of Defense’s medical agency. Recommended Content Our History Defense Health Agency Innovation at the Defense Health Agency
Article Sep 22, 2022 Dedicated Korean War Navy Medic Worked “Feverishly” to Save Lives U.S. Navy Hospitalman Francis Hammond was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for selflessly saving lives and risking his own during the Korean War. Recommended Content Our History
Article May 27, 2022 Facility Dogs Play a Vital Role in Recovery for Patients Across the MHS Each dog has his or her own rank, service, and uniform and is inducted in an enlistment or commissioning ceremony. Today, the Facility Dog Program at WRNMMC includes Sully, a yellow Lab who was former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog. Recommended Content Our History Health Readiness & Combat Support
Article May 17, 2022 'America’s First Brain Surgeon' Served During Civil War and World War I The Army’s Dr. William Williams Keen helped to shape military medicine for more than 50 years – from the Civil War to World War I. Recommended Content Our History
Article Apr 28, 2022 Vietnam War Commemoration Presents DHA Director with Commemorative Flag Lt. Gen. Place receives Vietnam War commemorative flag. Recommended Content Our History
Article Apr 25, 2022 A History of the Combat Helmet and the Quest to Prevent Injuries The combat helmet has evolved over time to improve protection against projectiles and shock waves to reduce the risk of fatal blows and traumatic brain injuries. Recommended Content Warfighter Brain Health Hub Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence Our History Injury Prevention
Article Apr 21, 2022 Ceremony Marks New Name for RIA Health Clinic to Woodson Health Clinic, Honoring World War II Combat Medic The Rock Island Arsenal Health Clinic received a new name in honor of a heroic First U.S. Army Soldier in a moving ceremony here in Heritage Hall April 14. The new name is the Woodson Health Clinic in honor of Staff Sgt. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. Recommended Content Our History
Article Feb 25, 2022 Remembering Dr. Alexander Augusta, the U.S. Army’s First Black Doctor Dr. Alexander Augusta was the first African American to be an Army doctor. Recommended Content Our History Black and African Americans in Military Medicine
Article Feb 3, 2022 Dentally Unready: Gen. George Washington's Lifetime of Dental Misery No, George Washington did not have wooden teeth. But he did struggle with dental problems for most of his life. Recommended Content Our History TRICARE Dental Care Medical and Dental Preventive Care Fitness
Article Jan 10, 2022 The British 'Limeys' Were Right: A Short History of Scurvy How citrus fruits quelled the scourge of scurvy. Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Nutritional Fitness Our History
Article Dec 6, 2021 Remembering the Military Medical Heroes of Pearl Harbor On the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, MHS remembers the medical heroes that selflessly aided the casualties. Recommended Content Our History MHS Honors and Remembers