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Limb Salvage, Reconstruction, Restoration Care are at the Core of Provider Training
Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence hosts monthly education series for providers, with next one on April 24, 2024.
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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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The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity is an integral component of the Department of Defense’s medical readiness enterprise. A key to USAMMDA’s success as the DOD’s premier developer of modernized medical devices, treatments, and equipment is the knowledge and experience brought to the table by its many veterans, who work alongside both active duty soldiers and non-veteran civilians to manage the U.S. Army’s medical modernization efforts.
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In this edition of Ask the Doc, we get expert advice from retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, on ways to address mental health concerns when you, a friend, or a loved one is going through a tough time.
This holiday season, give the gift of life by donating blood.
During the holiday and winter season, donations historically decrease – due to travel, seasonal illness, and weather conditions - but the need for blood remains the same. This holiday, take time to give ONE priceless gift of life by donating blood. Find a location or drive here: militarydonor.com #donateblood #ChangeLivesSaveLives
One priceless gift = Lives Changed. Lives Saved. This holiday, take time to give the gift of life by #donatingblood with @militaryblood. The need for blood is constant & your priceless gift makes an immediate impact for the #militaryfamily in need. Find ‘gift giving’ locations here: militarydonor.com #donatebloodsavelives #ChangeLivesSaveLives
When you donate with ASBP [@militaryblood], your donations make an immediate impact for service members, their families, retirees, and veterans in need worldwide. Give the gift of life and find a location or drive here: militarydonor.com #donateblood #ChangeLives #SaveLives
This holiday, give the ONE gift that means the most for someone you may never meet: donate blood to help change a life, save a life of a military family in need. Find a ‘gift giving’ location here: www.militarydonor.com #OneGift #ChangeLivesSaveLives #DonateBlood
Airmen from the 97th Medical Group partnered with airmen from Sheppard and Vance Air Force Bases for a readiness exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park in Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023.
U.S. Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Kerry P. Latham was honored with the prestigious American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Military Surgical Volunteerism Award. The prestigious award was bestowed by the American College of Surgeons and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals during the annual ACS Clinical Congress in Boston, Oct. 22-26, 2023.
Saving wounded service members in a combat environment is an intense experience with no room for mistakes.
In June 2022, the Department of Defense launched the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to bring together the operational and medical communities in a more unified approach toward optimizing service member brain health and countering traumatic brain injuries.
CAPT Kelly Elmore, MD, OB/GYN and Chief of Staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center explains the purpose of pap smears. Cervical Cancer screening is your covered TRICARE benefit. Depending on your age, a pap smear and/or HPV test are recommended to screen for cervical cancer. Make sure you take time today for your health and schedule your annual well woman exam. Learn more at health.mil/womenshealth
CAPT Kelly Elmore, MD, OB/GYN and Chief of Staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center encourages you to schedule your annual well-woman exam. Cervical Cancer screening is your covered TRICARE benefit. Depending on your age, a pap smear and/or HPV test are recommended to screen for cervical cancer. Make sure you take time today for your health and schedule your annual well woman exam. Learn more at health.mil/womenshealth
TRICARE Open Season is here. Now through Dec. 12, most people enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select can make enrollment changes for next year. Open season doesn’t apply to everyone who uses TRICARE.
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