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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's iTClamp wins MHS research award

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9/11/2020
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“Hemorrhage control of bleeding is one our biggest problems in military medicine."

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Research and Innovation | Innovation | Combat Support

Applying COVID-19 innovations to the future of MHS medicine

Article
7/14/2020
Virtual health visits are expanding in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 has already irrevocably changed how we deliver care and will continue to do so.

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Defending the Homeland: New Invention Helps Protect Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

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7/9/2020
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"[T]he team realized that while the CAMIC would function well for tracheostomy, its true use would be for intubation..."

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USU Genetics Researchers Receive National Award for Cancer Genome Work

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7/7/2020
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The Cancer Genome Atlas Project began in 2006 as a joint effort between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute.

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Army & Navy providers team up to save soldier’s life

Article
7/6/2020
Military personnel sitting around a table, exhibiting medical items

ECMO is a heart-lung bypass system that circulates blood through an external artificial lung, oxygenates it, and delivers it back into the bloodstream.

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Research and Innovation | Technology

COVID-19 leads to innovation in military health care practices

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7/1/2020
Man in lab coat and mask prepares sample for COVID-19 testing.

MHS thinks outside of the box to bring care to patients during pandemic

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Navy Care virtual health app wins innovation award

Article
6/12/2020
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Navy Care offers a live, virtual visit with a clinician — from the patient's smartphone, laptop, or computer.

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WRNMMC Recognizes Medical Researchers

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6/10/2020
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15 winners of Research & Innovation Month awards announced

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Call for 2020 Military Health System Research Symposium abstracts open

Article
2/14/2020
Navy Rear Adm. Darin K. Via, deputy chief, Readiness and Health, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, meets with Mr. Mike Galarneau, director, Operational Readiness & Health, Naval Health Research Center, during poster presentations while attending MHSRS 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by John Marciano)

MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting

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Achievements in 2019 provide strong foundation for year ahead

Article
12/23/2019
A Year in Review: Year of Military Health 2019

Dedication, commitment to mission praised as changes continue

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World AIDS Day puts spotlight on landmark DoD study

Article
12/2/2019
Dr. John Mascola, director of the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center, discusses HIV vaccine progress at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Nov. 26, during a World AIDS Day commemoration. (U.S. Army photo)

Vaccine study shows infection risk lowered by 31 percent, offering hope for future

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Immunization Healthcare | Research and Innovation | Global Health Engagement

Women in DHA create impact across the federal health community

Article
11/4/2019
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, former director of the Defense Health Agency, accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award from FedHealthIT during their Leading for Impact in Federal IT & Consulting, Women in Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. (DHA Photo by Hannah Wagner)

FedHealthIT recognized two DHA leaders, past and present, for their government service during a ceremony in Arlington, Va.

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Unleashing innovation to support field medics, corpsmen

Article
9/13/2019
A drone lifts off during the Hive Final Mile demonstration on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Drones are one of the autonomous technologies that might soon be helping medics provide care for warfighters on distant battlefields. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline A. Clifford)

Imagine unmanned vehicles bringing medical supplies or blood products to support a field medic’s care of wounded soldiers, or even transporting a wounded warfighter to safety. Researchers at the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, or TATRC, are collaborating with the Services, academia and private industry to make such scenarios a reality.

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Navy Medicine researchers kick off 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium with strong showing

Article
8/20/2019
Navy Medicine West Commander Rear Adm. Tim Weber (right) discusses research findings with scientists from Navy Medicine's hospitals and research labs during the first poster session at the 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium. (U.S. Navy photo By Regena Kowitz)

Dozens of scientists from Navy are presenting their work

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Research for Readiness: Military Health System kicks off annual symposium

Article
8/20/2019
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Thomas McCaffery, welcomed attendees to the Military Health System Research Symposium on Monday, August 19th at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. (MHS photo)

Research, development ensures service members are better prepared, better protected, better cared for

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Research and Innovation | MHSRS 2019
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