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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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Be a 'Brain Warrior' and Protect Yours

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), along with the entire Military Health System (MHS), places emphasize on protecting the brain, as well as seeking treatment for brain injuries, every day.  (courtesy photo)

March is annually observed as Brain Injury Awareness Month (BIAM), and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, along with the entire Military Health System (MHS), places emphasize on protecting the brain, as well as seeking treatment for brain injuries, every day.

Army Leaders Learn How DHA Concussion Protocols Support Soldier Health

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
The director of the Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army program, Angela Ritz, recently learned about how the Fort Campbell Intrepid Spirit Center’s Acute Concussion Clinic and Traumatic Brain Injury Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation serves Soldiers, and toured its Interdisciplinary Pain Management Clinic and Sleep Medicine Lab. (DOD photo)

Find out how the Fort Campbell Intrepid Spirit Center’s Acute Concussion Clinic and Traumatic Brain Injury Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation serves soldiers with traumatic brain Injuries.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Providers, Patients Meet TBI Awareness Month Head On

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
Elise Leisinger, family medicine doctor for the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital TBI Clinic discusses brain health as critical to overall mission readiness during an interview educating the community about signs and symptoms of a brain injury at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. (Photo By Jean Graves)

March is Brain Injury awareness month and Bayne-Jones Army Community hospital is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our Soldiers assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.

Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury at Womack Army Medical Center

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
This rehabilitation vehicle at Womack Army Medical Center builds confidence for service members diligently working to regain independence in their life after a traumatic brain injury.  (Photo: Sameria Zavala)

Womack Army Medical Center has a 118-vehicle fleet, the third largest in the Defense Health Agency. One of those vehicles does more than get a person or cargo to their destination.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Pharmacist Excels as Warfighter Brain Health Product Manager, Mom, and Leader

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
U.S. Army Maj. Dana Bal tests a brain hemorrhage detection device during familiarization training at the headquarters of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Fort Detrick, Md., Dec. 28, 2022. Bal serves as part of the Program Management-Acquisition Internship Program and as assistant product manager with USAMMDA’s Warfighter Brain Health Project Management Office. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish)

Aiming to join the Army Medical Service Corps as a pharmacist, Dana Bal graduated and earned her commission in 2008 before being awarded a Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) educational delay to complete pharmacy school. Find out why Bal credits the Army for her success as a Warfighter Brain Health Product Manager, a mom, and a leader.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Warfighter Brain Health Team Puts TBI Analyzer to Test During Global Medic

Article Around MHS
12/1/2023
A box of traumatic brain injury plasma test cartridges sits ready for use as part of Global Medic, a Combat Support Training Exercise held at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 18, 2023. Members of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity and the Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate participated in the exercise to gain feedback from end-users on the handheld, deployable TBI biomarker assessment system. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo)

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity tested a developing technology recently in the ongoing effort to find medical solutions to help identify traumatic brain injury closer to the point of injury than ever before.

Eighth Army Best Medic Competition 2023 Winners Announced

Article Around MHS
11/30/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Castro, a combat medic specialist assigned to 121st Field Hospital, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeoung Ho Park, a combat medic specialist assigned to 75th Medical Company Area Support, carry a simulated casualty at the 2023 Eighth Army Best Medic Competition at U.S. Army Garison Humphreys, South Korea, on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Diego Figueroa/20th Public Affairs Detachment)

The winners of this year’s Eighth U.S. Army’s Best Medic Competition, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Emily McKinney and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Tursi, were announced at the Warrior Theater, on Nov 17, 2023.

Retiring Wounded Warrior Continues to Serve His Military Community

Article
11/30/2023
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Blake Conley and family

Despite a career-ending cancer diagnosis, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Blake Conley prepares to retire after more than 20 years serving his nation with a positive outlook and a desire to keep serving.

Green Beret Teams Up with the US Southern Command Warrior Care Program Care Coalition Competes in Department of Defenses Warrior Games Challenge and International Invictus Games

Article Around MHS
11/29/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob “Jake” Anthony competing in the 2023 Invictus Games held in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Courtesy photo)

Green Beret U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob "Jake” Anthony was deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 on a mission to find a target. His team was breaching a door that turned out to be booby-trapped, resulting in an explosion that killed his teammate in front of him. Anthony would take shrapnel to the right frontal lobe to his brain and had to be initially airlifted to Kandahar to be stabilized. He then was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany for further treatment, and finally to Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland.

Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier Beats Stomach and Breast Cancer, Continues to Serve

Article Around MHS
11/29/2023
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kelle Brown, respiratory therapist, adjusts settings on a Volumetric Diffusive Respirator for a training simulation at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 20, 2023. Brown continues to serve on active duty after surviving stomach and breast cancer. (DoD photo by Jason W. Edwards)

After losing her sister to a rare form of stomach cancer, a Brooke Army Medical Center respiratory therapist found out that she too would likely develop the same type of cancer.

DHA's E-Caregiver Directory Puts Resources at Your Fingertips

Article
11/29/2023
Woman on left stretching her husband's left arm and right leg

Caregivers now have needed resources at their fingertips on their mobile phones, tablets, and computers.

Medial Teams Test Prolonged Care Kit Familiarize Soldiers with Portable Ventilator

Article Around MHS
11/28/2023
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 36th Medical Company Area Support treat a combat casualty mannequin during a field exercise and operational assessment in Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on Nov. 2, 2023.  (Photo by T. T. Parish/U.S. Army)

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed a field operational assessment on Nov. 5, 2023, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, testing the field-worthiness of the Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment medical equipment set.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Salutes Nurses

Article Around MHS
11/27/2023
U.S. Navy Lt. Maurice Hill, who hails from New Orleans, is also one of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He explains that he was inspired to become a nurse because of his mother. (Photo by Bernard Little/WRNMMC)

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kristine Timmerman, a nurse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, simply says she became a nurse “to serve.” That sentiment is shared among many of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center who ensure that the surgical journey of each patient at “The President’s Hospital” is as comfortable and safe as possible.

‘People First, Compassion, Servant Leadership, and Genuine Respect for All’ – Retired Sergeant Major Reflects on Career, Value of Veterans in Continued Service

Article Around MHS
11/24/2023
U.S. Army Pvt. Darryl Warren poses for a photo during  basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1987. Today, retired U.S. Army command sergeant major Darryl Warren is an operations program analyst with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland, a job he has held since shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army after a 31-year career. (Courtesy Photo)

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.

Ask the Doc: Mental Health Tips for You or a Loved One

Article
11/22/2023
Ask the Doc: Mental Health Tips for You or a Loved One

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.

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