Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are continuing to spread in the United States–affecting millions of men and women of all racial and ethnic groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the continuing rise of these sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, as an epidemic that is not slowing down.

After conducting a thorough medical survey of Tutuila Island, Samoa, USS Alaska’s Medical Officer Thomas Hiland reported that four-fifths of the population over the age of 45 suffered from a condition marked—in severe cases—by skin/tissue thickening, swelling of limbs, and scrotal swelling.

June is Men’s Health Month, a time to encourage men to “take the bull by the horns” and focus on their health and wellness.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center wrapped up Cancer Survivorship Days event, a two-day celebration of life for cancer survivors and their families. The event is in recognition of the 36th annual National Cancer Survivors Day held on June 4, and was held again for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital encourages soldiers and civilians at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana to grow a mustache this November to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancers, mental health, and suicide prevention for men.

The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nuclear Medicine is now offering a newly approved treatment for patients who have prostate cancer.

Army Lt. Col. James Kenisky is a doctor of pharmacology and the chief of pharmacy at BJACH, and recently discussed his professional opinion on men's health.

June is Men’s Health Month

June is Men’s Health Month.

Capt. Yuhang Chen (second from left), an optometrist in the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat clinic at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana hikes with friends to stay health, fit and alleviate stress.

Observed during March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month seeks to increase the public’s knowledge about the disease and encourage people to get screened for it.

Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. 

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men behind lung cancer.