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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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Military members and their families experience unique stressors associated with military life. This stress may influence psychological and social well-being and contribute to behavioral health symptoms, which can include depression. During the annual Periodic Health Assessment, service members are screened for depression as well as deployment-related health concerns.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez-López, believes that every decision he has made, or that was made for him throughout his life, led him to being nominated by President Joe Biden in 2022 to his current position as the head of the Military Health System.
Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity joined some 30,000 attendees and exhibitors during the final day of the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exhibition yesterday in Washington.
Team Scott is embracing a “Targeted Care” mental health initiative, which is a newly installed U.S. Air Force-wide program prioritizing the well-being of service members.
“The Military Health System is changing … changing how we organize to counter threats that surround us, how we deliver care on the battlefield or at home, and how we leverage the tools and technologies of this digital age to better service our patients,” said Defense Health Agency Director U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland in a recent message to agency employees.
In its mission to create a better and more “patient-centered” health care delivery system, the Defense Health Agency is looking to new digital health technologies like artificial intelligence, and machine learning by using data to power these technologies.
Although the paths that Air Force Capt. Grace Kim and Army 1st Lts. Demetre Harris and David Owunna took to achieve their shared dream of becoming physician assistants (PAs) differed, all donned their white lab coats as the military’s newest PAs during their graduation from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Sept. 29 at Walter Reed.
Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity are supporting the U.S. Army-wide Best Squad Competition this week and next, providing real-time health and performance data to the competition’s supervisors at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved recognized Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martínez-López at its 15th anniversary reception on Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 19, 2023, due to Tropical Storm Bolaven.
The Armed Services Blood Program is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2023 ASBP’s Lifetime Achievement Award: retired U.S. Army Col. Richard Gonzales. He has supported the military blood banking community for over 30 years, and throughout his career, Gonzales has consistently ensured ASBP mission success and more.
The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it also marks a big anniversary for me—10 years since being diagnosed with cancer and my 10-year cancer “freeversary” in December.
Four combat medical specialists assigned to headquarters company, rushed to action to save an infant’s life during a routine training event on Sept. 20, 2023.
For Naval Hospital Jacksonville Director for Dental Services, U.S. Navy Capt. Cecilia Brown, demanding excellence amid adversity has been a charging force in her story of success. Brown is the first African American female to complete the U.S. Navy Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Residency. This has also positioned her to be the only African American female oral surgeon in the Navy.
U.S. military members from Kismayo, Somalia, partnered with the Kenya Defence Forces and Somali National Army Danab Forces to bring medical supplies and treatment to a local village as part of a medical civic action program clinic on July 1, 2023, in Dolsan Village, Somalia.
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