Patient safety is the No. 1 mission when it comes to health care in the Military Health System.

Everything happens for a reason, in the opinion of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ha Eun Ryoo, 90th Operational Readiness Medical Squadron public health flight commander. Which is why she believes it was no accident that she was pulling through the gate at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, at the same moment a child stopped breathing, requiring CPR to save their life.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Shawnee County, Kansas, may receive emergency prescription refills now through April 4, 2024, due to the wildfire.

The Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission is underway for a second year of health engagements across four nations, beginning in Suriname, February 19, 2024.

In one final act of service, Maj. Gen. Michael Place walked into the Fort Liberty Donor Center, Feb. 16, to donate blood one final time as an active duty service member.

Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Health Promotion and Wellness team were at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Liberty Center to actively promote the Great American Spit Out, February 22, 2024.

Physicians from Walter Reed and the National Capital Consortium played a role in outlining the accomplishments of the Defense Health Agency for military stakeholders at last weekend’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Feb. 23-26 in Washington, D.C.

Leadership from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, met with leaders from the University of the Ryukyus to discuss the importance of a strong relationship between the two health care facilities, which will soon be next-door neighbors.

When you meet U.S. Navy Capt. Carlos Williams, director of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, you’ll likely notice that he embodies the Navy’s core values of initiative, accountability, integrity and toughness.

Womack’s Clinical Nurse Transition Program has achieved accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs, becoming the second military treatment facility to receive this distinction.

Brooke Army Medical Center held a National Donor Day observance on Feb. 14, 2024, features compelling stories of donors and recipients.

Research has consistently shown the most effective approach in the treatment of trauma is actually talk therapy.

The Medical Education and Training Campus is a branch campus of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences College of Allied Health Sciences. Together they enable Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard students to earn college credits in specific medical specialty training programs during their military enlistment.

The senior enlisted leader from U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, West, met with Soldiers at Munson Army Health Center, Feb. 14.

Senate hears DOD updates on warfighter brain health, traumatic brain injury, and blast exposure on Feb. 28.