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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Aug. 5, 2024
Hospital corpsmen at Navy Medical Readiness Training Unit Bangor received guidance in suturing technique in caring – and closing - for such wounds as cuts and lacerations as part of clinic departmental training, July 18, 2024.
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Aug. 5, 2024
Over 30 Medical Service Corps officers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, discussed current events, career management best practices, and recent changes across the Medical Service Corps specialties July 25 at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital.
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Aug. 2, 2024
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Stutsman County, North Dakota, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 11, 2024, due to severe weather.
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Aug. 2, 2024
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in two Colorado counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 11, 2024, due to the Alexander and Stone Mountain Wildfires.
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Aug. 2, 2024
A team of five medical experts from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, travelled to Kaunus, Lithuania, recently where they spent a week discussing delayed evacuation casualty care with members of the Lithuanian Military Medicine Center of Excellence.
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Aug. 2, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's top priority is caring for service members and their families.
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Aug. 1, 2024
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Tehama County, California, may now receive emergency prescription refills through Aug. 4, 2024, due to the Park Wildfire.
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Aug. 1, 2024
Bug scientist Robyn Nadolny offers tips on how to prevent tick-borne infections and where and how to get ticks that bit you identified by the Defense Health Agency-Public Health.
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Aug. 1, 2024
Are you wondering if your child has TRICARE coverage? Most children of service members and retirees can get TRICARE until they turn age 21 (or 23 if they’re in college).
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Aug. 1, 2024
MSMR publishes a monthly Reportable Medical Event update for the active component and Military Health System beneficiaries. MHS health care providers and public health officials document RMEs through the Disease Reporting System internet.
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Aug. 1, 2024
This report establishes that malaria rates among regionally-deployed Australian military personnel remain relatively low following high rates in the early 2000s.
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Aug. 1, 2024
This report describes the trends of vitamin D deficiency among active component service members in the past five years and identifies factors independently associated with a current deficiency diagnosis, with particular emphasis on the occupation category.
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Aug. 1, 2024
Some military organizations in INDOPACOM give returning soldiers presumptive treatment for filariasis, but with few clinical cases in recent decades, this report reviews the policy’s historical basis.
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Aug. 1, 2024
This study assesses associations between demographic factors and incidence of acute hip fracture and hip stress fracture, including age, race and ethnicity, branch of service, military occupation, and recruit status, as well as associations between body mass index.
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Aug. 1, 2024
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Department of Training and Doctrine, is excited to announce the launch of a microlearning series designed to educate and engage audiences on military medicine, doctrine, and operations through short, animated videos. These one-minute videos will be released exclusively on Facebook and Instagram, offering ...
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