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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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Air Force medics ‘go mobile’ to continue serving during COVID-19

Article
8/17/2020
Medical personnel wearing a mask, looking at a vial

With the outbreak of COVID-19, the 90th Medical Respiratory Clinic was created and designed to focus on patient care and safety.

Commentary: The Limited Role of Vaccines in the Prevention of Acute Gastroenteritis

Article
8/1/2020
This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella sp. bacteria, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 (Content provider: CDC/Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit; Photo credit:  CDC/Stephanie Rossow).

Commentary: The Limited Role of Vaccines in the Prevention of Acute Gastroenteritis

Update: Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Infections and Diarrhea, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010–2019

Article
8/1/2020
This illustration was updated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. This illustration depicts a three-dimensional, computer-generated image of a group of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae bacteria, in this case, Escherichia coli. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic imagery. This is an excellent visual example of the long, whip-like, peritrichous flagellae, sprouting from what appear to be random points on the organism’s exterior, as well as the numerous shorter, and finer fimbriae, imparting a furry look to the bacteria (Content provider: CDC/Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit; Photo credit:  CDC/Alissa Eckert).

Update: Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Infections and Diarrhea, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010–2019

Surveillance Snapshot: Norovirus Outbreaks in Military Forces, 2015–2019

Article
8/1/2020
Based on electron microscopic imagery, this three-dimensional illustration provides a graphical representation of a single norovirus virion. Though subtle, the different colors represent different regions of the organism’s outer protein shell, or capsid (Content provider: CDC/Jessica A. Allen; Photo credit: CDC/Alissa Eckert).

Surveillance Snapshot: Norovirus Outbreaks in Military Forces, 2015–2019

Diarrhea and Associated Illness Characteristics and Risk Factors Among British Active Duty Service Members at Askari Storm Training Exercise, Nanyuki, Kenya, January–June 2014

Article
8/1/2020
This illustration was updated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. This illustration depicts a three-dimensional computer-generated image of a cluster of drug-resistant, curly-cue shaped, Campylobacter sp. bacteria. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic imagery (Content provider: CDC/Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit; Photo credit:  CDC/Alissa Eckert).

Diarrhea and Associated Illness Characteristics and Risk Factors Among British Active Duty Service Members at Askari Storm Training Exercise, Nanyuki, Kenya, January–June 2014

Military Health System experts discuss COVID-19 innovations

Article
7/30/2020
Four men wearing masks, holding COVID-19 Airway Management Isolation Chamber

How quick thinking and new approaches are saving lives in the pandemic fight.

AFHSB tracks bugs worldwide to protect service members

Article
7/29/2020
Group of people in forest gathering samples

The GEIS FVBI program supports vector and vector-borne disease surveillance projects in more than 40 countries around the world.

DVBIC eye-tracking tech may help service members with concussions

Article
7/28/2020
Soldier sitting in front of a laptop with headphones on

The Fusion technology is more objective, by assessing eye reaction time.

Military Medicine Joining Forces to Fight COVID-19 All Around the World

Article
7/17/2020
A group of military personnel posing for a picture

Multiple commands from the Navy and Air Force responded to the request with personnel from all over the country.

Innovative RX pad creates path for prescribing mobile health technology

Article
7/15/2020
Innovative RX pad creates path for prescribing mobile health technology

Technology and healthcare are constantly evolving fields.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam Collects Convalescent Plasma from Sailors

Article
7/2/2020
Technician takes notes next to convalescent plasma samples.

The CCP is the liquid part of blood from patients who have recovered from an infection.

Surveillance Snapshot: Cervical Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Service Women in the Millennium Cohort Study, 2003–2015

Article
7/1/2020
Lt. Cmdr. Leslye Green, staff obstetrician and gynecologist, Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP), uses a model to discuss cervical cancer with a patient at NHP. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cervical cancer is highly preventable because screening tests for cervical cancer and vaccines to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the main cause of cervical cancer, are readily available. Cervical cancer is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life when it is detected early. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brannon Deugan)

Surveillance Snapshot: Cervical Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Service Women in the Millennium Cohort Study, 2003–2015

Hearing Conservation Measures of Effectiveness Across the Department of Defense

Article
7/1/2020
Kori Reese, an audiology technician at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville’s occupational health clinic, conducts a hearing exam with Airman Diosney Moraga. Naval Hospital Jacksonville and Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville won the Chief of Naval Operation’s Award for Achievement in Ashore Safety (large non-industrial command) for Fiscal Year 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel).

Epidemiology of Functional Neurological Disorder, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2018

Article
7/1/2020
MRI film (iStock.com/temet)

Epidemiology of Functional Neurological Disorder, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2018

Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Co-Occurring Injuries, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2009–2018

Article
7/1/2020
Sailors simulate a drunk driving accident during a Keep What You've Earned fair on Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. The fair encourages responsible alcohol use by celebrating the achievements in the sailors' Navy careers and actively engages sailors as advocates for responsible drinking. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Brown)
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