Uniformed Services University cardiologist Dr. Marc Alaric Franzos shows how to incorporate plant-based foods into your diet to increase cardiovascular health and how “you can still get the protein you need to maintain peak physical conditioning.” In this video, he shares a recipe combining Kalua pork, brown rice and spinach using simple tools like a ...

Nutrition plays a critical connection between food, health, and mission readiness for service members and their families.

For a quarter of a century, the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center’s Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center has stood at the forefront of enhancing vision and optimizing the operational effectiveness of active duty military service members. As one of 26 centers under the Department of Defense, the center has enabled ...

U.S. Army Pfc. Raven Newman, a radiology specialist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, was recently recognized for her attentive and compassionate care of a patient in February.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Damelah Fluker, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was meritoriously advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

More than 40 U.S. airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in Operation Vapor Trails, a recurring medical readiness exercise centered on aeromedical evacuation, March 28, 2025.

Four soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases earned the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge following a grueling five-day competition earlier this month at Fort Walker, Virginia that tested their combat skills as well as their ability to deliver ...

From improved hand-to-eye coordination, enhanced manual dexterity, increased range of motion, and more, Navy Medical Service Corps officers and civil service occupational therapists provide crucial support at military treatment facilities like Naval Hospital Bremerton.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Neal, 42nd Medical Group physical medicine technician, supports the Human Performance Flight by delivering targeted physical therapy services to Airmen.

Naval Hospital Bremerton public health and preventive medicine providers have been paying close attention to locally confirmed measle cases in the Puget Sound area, as well as outbreaks across the country.

Catch the latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of April 14-18, 2025. In this edition, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara discusses his priorities for the Military Health System, a Uniformed Services University study uncovers blast exposure impact on Special Operations Forces and a ...

The Military Health System received high accolades at the 2024 Defense Media Merit Awards, winning 23 awards for outstanding communications products featuring remembrance and readiness.