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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Champions Strive to Improve Patient Experience

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7/22/2023
MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Champions Strive to Improve Patient Experience

Patient Portal Champions get patients access to MHS GENESIS.

Honoring Facility Dogs Across the Military Health System

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7/22/2023
Honorary U.S. Air Force Maj. McAfee, a facility dog, bops the fist of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, then the commanding general, in acknowledgement of his commissioning order at Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June 6, 2023. McAfee is BAMC’s second official facility dog and the first to be commissioned into the U.S. Air Force. His handler is U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Scott Penney, a pediatrician. System. (DOD photo: Jason W. Edwards)

Facility dogs across the Military Health System are being recognized for their value with honorary commissions, enlistments, and service vests.

Ryan Strong: A Pediatric Cancer Patient's Remarkable Recovery Journey

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7/21/2023
Ryan Mackey strikes a courageous pose inside Walter Reed's Military Advanced Training Center. (Photo: Ricardo Reyes-Guevara)

When 12-year-old Ryan Mackey felt a sharp cramp in his left leg in early March, he had no idea he was about to embark upon an unpredictable journey, becoming one of approximately 200 children and teens in the United States each year diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) - a type of tumor that forms in bone or soft tissue.

Naval Hospital Bremerton Preventive Medicine Takes the Bite Out of West Nile Virus

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7/21/2023
Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Tyler Simmons, preventive medicine department leading petty officer and preventive medicine technician placed a carbon dioxide light trap used in conducting seasonal surveillance and prevention for West Nile vector control on U.S. Navy installations in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo: Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs)

There’s always a buzz with Naval Hospital Bremerton Preventive Medicine during the summer months. The preventive medicine team is undertaking their seasonal surveillance and prevention for West Nile vector control on U.S. Navy installations in the Pacific northwest.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Kentucky due to Severe Weather

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7/20/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Kentucky due to Severe Weather

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Kentucky may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 29 due to severe weather.

METC Program Creates Path to College Degrees

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7/20/2023
Master Sgt. Adrian Welch, center, grades Soldiers conducting trauma lane training when he was an instructor for the U.S. Army 68W Phase 3 Advanced Leaders Course. Currently serving as the Army Reserve Senior Career Management Non-Commissioned Officer at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Welch earned two college degrees through the Medical Education and Training Campus' Degree Bridge program years after graduating from the Army’s 91W Healthcare Specialist course (now the 68W Combat Medic Specialist Training Program) in July 2003, several years before it transitioned to METC.  (Courtesy Photo)

When the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) first stood up on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas 13 years ago, it became the world’s largest enlisted medical education campus.

Northwest Arkansas Wellness Innovative Readiness Training Kicks Off

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7/20/2023
Soldiers prepare medical supplies for Northwest Arkansas Wellness, an Innovative Readiness Training mission, in Yellville, Arkansas, on July 9. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

More than 180 service members from the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and the U.S. Navy converged upon the area to train and provide no-cost health care to area residents.

Defense Health Agency Kicks Off Dog Days of Summer, Showcases Dogs Who Support Overall Health

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7/19/2023
Defense Health Agency Kicks Off Dog Days of Summer, Showcases Dogs Who Support Overall Health

This week, the Defense Health Agency is celebrating facility dogs assigned to military hospitals across the nation for its “Dog Days of Summer” campaign July 24-28. DHA will spotlight stories of hard-working dogs dedicated to keeping service members, their families, and hospital staff healthy and happy.

Developing Video-Based Instruction for Medical Students Rotating in OB/GYN

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7/19/2023
Demonstration of fascial dissection during cesarean delivery. (Photo: Dr. Logan Peterson, USU)

The Uniformed Services University's Department of Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics (GSO) is making educational videos to assist with student engagement and learning.

TRICARE Q&A: Managing Your DEERS Record

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7/18/2023
TRICARE Q&A: Managing Your DEERS Record

Has it been a while since the last time you checked your Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) record? If so, take a moment to make sure your information is up to date.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Essex County in Massachusetts due to Flooding

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7/18/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Essex County in Massachusetts due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Essex County, Massachusetts may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 27 due to flooding.

Tips for Managing Post-PCS Stress

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7/18/2023
PCS Stress inforgraphic

Moving season is in full swing for many military families. The process of a Permanent Change of Station, or PCS, can be both exciting and stressful. We've got some tips to help ease the rigors of relocation.

Creature Comfort at Sea

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7/18/2023
Sage, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever, has been specially trained to help sailors cope with stress associated with deployment, providing comfort and morale boosts as part of the ship's warfighter toughness mental health and resiliency team.

When the Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier set off last month on its second deployment, it carried something both familiar and entirely novel: Sage the Labrador retriever!

Physical Therapy Ensures Combat Readiness

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7/18/2023
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Trigg, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress technician, exercises his injury under supervision from Kendall Erickson, a 4th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapy clinic physical therapist assistant contractor at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 22, 2023. The physical therapy clinic’s vision is to maintain professional airmen ready to fight, and one of the wing commander’s priorities is to improve combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo: Airman 1st Class Leighton Lucero

The mental health aspect of recovery is just as important as the physical. See how the efforts provided by physiotherapists at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina go beyond the duty day to maintain the strength of the force.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Iberville Parish in Louisiana due to Dow Chemical Plant Explosion

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7/17/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Iberville Parish in Louisiana due to Dow Chemical Plant Explosion

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Iberville Parish, Louisiana may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 25 due to the Dow Chemical Plant Explosion.

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