Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states that moved to the West Region on Jan. 1? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage using a bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card, you must now securely give your recurring payment information to the West Region contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance.

U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes emphasized communication to ensure that medics are well-informed and connected to the mission.

The Army Recovery Care Program has fourteen parts across the country. At a ARCP Summit held at Fort Belvoir, a keen focus on handling struggles in life was a hot topic. The Struggle Well program is a new program that will help in this process.

December was global health engagement month, and the command highlighted the significant contributions team members at the United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, Sicily, Italy, made toward 2024 global health engagement efforts.

A small group of Maine Army National Guard members and guests gathered at the Regional Training Institute in Bangor on Dec. 8, 2024, to witness U.S. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joel Dunn become the first Maine National Guard member inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit.

The Medical Education and Training Campus was granted reaffirmation of its nationally recognized institutional accreditation status effective Dec. 12, 2024, following more than a year of intensive preparation that culminated in an on-site campus assessment that took place Aug. 6-7 in San Antonio, Texas.

This study applied the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) case definition for the identification of malignant brain tumors among U.S. active service members to the dependent pediatric population of the active component of the U.S. Air Force, to determine the positive predictive value of this case definition for a pediatric population.

Reportable medical events documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System are reported monthly in MSMR.

As part of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, within the Public Health Directorate of the Defense Health Agency, MSMR offers a forum for peer-reviewed public health reports that are disseminated on a variety of digital platforms: published online at health.mil, the official website of the Military Health System, in addition to indexing on ...

This retrospective cohort study examined ovarian dysfunction diagnosis incidence among female active component service members in the U.S. military from 2014 to 2023 using medical encounter data from the Defense Medical Surveillance System.

This analysis measures the association of traumatic brain injury with medical readiness for active duty military service, which could inform future traumatic brain injury screening, referral, and patient management protocols.

The Defense Health Agency has announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 11 Alabama counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Jan. 9, 2025, due to storm damage.

The Defense Health Agency has announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 20 Mississippi counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Jan. 9, 2025, due to tornado damage.

The U.S. Air Force Medical Service joined the U.S. Space Force in celebrating its fifth anniversary on Dec. 20, 2024, commemorating the creation of a military branch dedicated to the pursuit of space superiority.

A U.S. Air Force Reserve medical professional had to use his military medical training while at his civilian job this fall.