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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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Walter Reed’s NICoE Scientists to Present New TBI Battlefield Biomarkers Research During 2023 MHSRS

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8/16/2023
Dr. Ping-Hong Yeh all smiles at Walter Reed in preparation for presenting new biomarkers TBI research at 2023 MHSRS. Photo Credit: DOD Ricardo Reyesguevarra

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is pleased to announce that researchers from the National Intrepid Center of Excellence will present a groundbreaking study on diagnosing traumatic brain injuries during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Eight Indiana Counties due to Storm Damage

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8/15/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Eight Indiana Counties due to Storm Damage

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in eight Indiana counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 25, 2023, due to storm damage.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Louisiana due to Extreme Heat

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8/15/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Louisiana due to Extreme Heat

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Louisiana receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 25, 2023, due to extreme heat.

Have Other Health Insurance? Here’s How It Works With TRICARE

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8/15/2023
Have Other Health Insurance? Here’s How It Works With TRICARE

Your TRICARE plan might be only part of your health care coverage. If you have additional coverage through your employer, your spouse’s employer, or a private insurance program, you have other health insurance (OHI). Here are six tips to help you learn how TRICARE works when you also use OHI.

Survey Says: Brooke Army Medical Center Providers are ‘Best of the Best’

Article Around MHS
8/15/2023
Doug Dusenberry, orthopaedic physician assistant, examines a patient at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2023. Dusenberry is one of BAMC’s providers who were named as Best of the Best in a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey quarterly report. (DOD photo by Jason W. Edwards)

Seventeen Brooke Army Medical Center health care professionals are listed among the Military Health System’s Joint Outpatient Experience Survey’s Best of the Best in its 2023 second quarter, including 10 specialty care providers, three primary care providers, and four clinical clerks/receptionists.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Shiawassee County in Michigan due to Storm Damage

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8/14/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Shiawassee County in Michigan due to Storm Damage

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Shiawassee County, Michigan may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 22, 2023, due to storm damage.

3,000 Experts Gather for Military’s Premier Health Research Symposium

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8/14/2023
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FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter, started today, Aug. 14, and will continue through Aug. 17 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

Innovative Research Is Critical for Military Medical Readiness

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8/14/2023
Innovative Research Is Critical for Military Medical Readiness

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium, the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter, launched on Aug. 14.

USAMMDA Broad-Spectrum Snakebite Antidote Developers Take Program Management Award During MHSRS

Article Around MHS
8/14/2023
The Honorable Mr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents the MHSRS and Defense Health Agency Award for Program Management to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s Broad Spectrum Snakebite Antidote (BSSA) development team as part of the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 14, 2023. Kendra Lawrence, Lindsey Garver and Andrea Renner, all leaders with USAMMDA’s Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office, and commercial partner Ophirex, Inc., were honored for the BSSA program. They accelerated the technical and programmatic maturity of the critical life-saving drug, varespladib, including two pivotal clinical trials in four years. Their efforts will provide an important capability for warfighters deployed in far-forward, austere conditions where snakebites are a significant threat to life and limb. This team’s drug development effort, funded by the Defense Health Agency, is the direct result of a collaboration between the integrated product team and their small-business partner to identify and mitigate risks early in development and to identify and implement regulatory, financial, contracting, and acquisition planning mechanisms to realize benefits for the program. As the premier developer of world-class military medical capabilities, USAMMDA is responsible for developing and delivering critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, devices and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

The Warfighter Protection and Acute Care (WPAC) Project Management Office (PMO) team was recognized for program management excellence as part of the annual Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 14.

Senior Warrant Officer Awarded Soldier's Medal for Saving Lives

Article Around MHS
8/14/2023
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Nigel P. Huebscher, command chief warrant officer for the 1st Aviation Brigade, speaks after receiving the Soldier's Medal for risking his life to save others during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, on Aug. 7, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Kelly Morris)

When mere seconds mattered, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Nigel P. Huebscher, command chief warrant officer for the 1st Aviation Brigade, was first on the scene of a house fire near Bonifay, Florida, on Oct. 9, 2022. He helped save the lives of two residents.

USU Researcher Dr. Thomas Davis Earns Top Honors for Contributions to Military Health System

Article Around MHS
8/14/2023
USU's Dr. Thomas Davis received the Military Health System Research Symposium's Distinguished Service Award this week. The award recognizes his contributions to research, focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter. (Photo credit: Sarah Marshall, USU)

Dr. Thomas Davis, professor and vice chair of Research in the Uniformed Services University’s Department of Surgery, has earned the Military Health System Research Symposium’s (MHSRS) Distinguished Service Award.

Military Health System Recognizes Innovators Committed to Warfighter Care

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8/14/2023
Awards were presented to researchers with the Military Health System to individuals and teams during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 14. (Photo credit: Robert Hammer, MHS Communications)

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium recognized innovative researchers focused on enhancing warfighter health.

Defense Health Agency Teams Receive Health IT Symposium Awards

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8/11/2023
Defense Health Agency’s leaders presented some awards to three DHA teams for their work in auditability compliance, cyber security, and rationalization/alignment of resources in military hospital and clinics at the 2023 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium on Aug. 8. Pictured are, from the left; Kevin Griffin, deputy chief information officer at Evans Army Community Hospital, Pat Flanders, program executive officer medical systems/chief information officer for the DHA, James Laster, chief information officer at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Tonya Reeder, CIO, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Sharon Opel, chief technology officer, WRNMMC, DHA Deputy Director Dr. Michael Malanoski, Stephen Ngeke, division chief of infrastructure and operations, WRMMC, and U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Ivonne Arena, deputy chief information officer.

The 2023 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium Awards were awarded on August 8 at the annual symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Army Medical Corps Provides Continuity of Care for 248 Years

Article Around MHS
8/11/2023
Ensuring trained and ready medical forces, particularly combat trauma surgeons, is critical to support soldiers and other service personnel in combat. Army medicine is using individual critical task lists, centrally managing trauma surgery personnel and assets, and building military-civilian partnerships with civilian level I trauma centers to ensure surgeons are getting the experience needed for battlefield surgery. (Photo: Ronald Wolf/U.S. Army)

Only 43 days separate the creations of the continental army that was formed by the original 13 American colonies and the Army Medical Corps. That short period of time speaks to the importance the corps plays in the mission of the Army.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Two Hawaii Islands due to Wildfires

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8/10/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Two Hawaii Islands due to Wildfires

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries on Hawaii and Maui islands may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 19, 2023, due to wildfires.

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