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Paralympic Medalist and Former Navy SEAL Shares Personal Story of How Military Health System Saved His Life
Paralympic medalist and former Navy SEAL Dan Cnossen captivated nearly 2,000 attendees at this year’s Military Health System Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, with his personal story about recovering from emotional and physical trauma, thanks to the Military Health System.
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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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Before there was the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) there was the Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI).
One in eight women will face cancer in their life. Additionally, breast cancer has a 99 percent survival rate if detected in early stages and a 29 percent survival rate if detected late. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Douglas, Ford’s surgeon, offers a service in identifying breast cancer in the early stage for women aboard Ford. Douglas’ service is just one of many that Ford provides.
Biomedical Equipment Technician, or BMET, is one of those little-known career fields in the Air Force, yet it has a big impact on readiness and lethality.
Mental health is a significant concern within the U.S. military, and service members are at substantial risk for developing an array of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, stress/adjustment issues, and sleep-related disorders.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is the leading cause of diarrhea-associated morbidity and mortality among children under age 5 worldwide.
Walk-in contraceptives services help service members with convenience of one-day, no appointment care, and help the military with readiness.
Cold injuries are of significant military concern because of their adverse impact on operations and the high financial costs of treatment and disability.
The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nuclear Medicine is now offering a newly approved treatment for patients who have prostate cancer.
The Lithuanian Military Medical Service welcomed a team of four U.S. Army medical professionals to share knowledge on medical logistics and conduct a medical simulation in Kaunas, Lithuania, from Sept. 19-23.
The U.S. Air Force’s success as a fighting force is dependent on the capability of airmen to withstand the physical rigors associated with combat and other military operations. Pharmacies fill a vital role in that task—supplying medication that is essential to effectively treat ailments and maintain a healthy and ready force.
The ECHO Program for Pain allows primary care managers to get advice from and support as well educational credits from specialists at eight interdisciplinary hubs.
Twenty-four NATO medical professionals from 11 countries conducted a medical evaluation during exercise "Medical Man 2022" at the Czech Military Health Agency Facility in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Sept. 17-21.
MHS GENESIS reaches more and more military beneficiaries.
DHA’s newest center of excellence supports the advancement in research and health care delivery for patients with extremity trauma and amputations.
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, held an event Oct. 6 with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Commander’s 445th Airlift Wing for a robotics team to demonstrate the latest Forge System, a pneumatically powered exoskeleton that augments leg strength to reduce fatigue, increase endurance, and offset weight.
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