TRICARE has recently expanded its hearing aid coverage to include eligible children of retired service members. This new coverage results from a new statute. It aims to improve access to life-changing medical technology and help eligible children of retired service members get the hearing aids they need.

Dr. Emily Ricotta, assistant professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at the Uniformed Services University, was honored last week as a finalist for the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. Ricotta was among five groundbreaking researchers selected from a pool of 109 applicants to ...

Two military hospitals from Defense Health Network Central earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2024.

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Orange County, New York, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Nov. 26, 2024, due to the Jennings Creek Fire.

Navy Region Hawaii highlights the Navy Wounded Warrior program, which offers enrollees like Second Class Petty Officer Sonar Technician Rickaiya Diggs, nonmedical care for seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, and provides resources and support to their families.

Expeditionary Medical Unit 10 Golf, Rotation 16, concluded an eight-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in the Middle East with a homecoming celebration on November 16, 2024.

The Defense Health Agency announced today that 15 military hospitals received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2024, demonstrating DHA’s continued commitment to safe, high-quality care, and transparency.

The Defense Health Agency announced 15 military hospitals got an “A” rating in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Fall 2024 assessment.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Micah Kinney, executive officer of Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT, was named the 2024 Navy Optometrist of the Year award during the Armed Forces Optometric Society ceremony held November 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana.

U.S. Army Staff. Sgt. Daniel Tursi and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Victor Aguilar are the best of the best. The medics from took the stage as victors at the close of the 2024 Eighth Army’s Best Medical Competition on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2024.

The Defense Health Agency-Public Health Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division’s Global Emerging Infections Surveillance program partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the release of a global emerging infectious disease supplement for the November 2024 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The chief of staff of the Air Force, U.S. Air Force Gen. David Allvin, announced U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sean Collins as the Air Force Medical Command commander effective Sept. 24, 2024.

The Joint Base San Antonio Soldier Recovery Unit hosted its 3rd annual Adaptive Sports Camp and Local Trials, Oct. 15 – 23, 2024, at various locations on the Fort Sam Houston installation.

The Defense Department remains committed to long-term, sustained efforts to prevent suicide throughout the total force, Pentagon officials said as the department released its Annual Report on Suicide in the Military.

The stigma surrounding mental health can often keep people from seeking treatment. For some soldiers, seeking treatment for behavioral health at a soldier recovery unit feels awkward, but it shouldn’t be—according to U.S. Army Capt. Kyra Maggio, who did just that.