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Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor
Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Lindsay Slimski has never let life’s challenges stop her from achieving her dreams of pursuing medicine. She shares her story of resilience in the face of challenges, and her unique approach to becoming a military doctor through the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program.
Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in Texas has been re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
Being an Army Caregiver is one of the most important jobs in the military, but it's not an easy job. Providing proper support to Caregivers is critical, which is why the Army conducted a recent Army Caregiver Virtual Forum for about 25 attendees.
Soldiers need time to adjust to taking and returning from leave status.
The BodPod is an egg-shaped machine that will give a detailed analysis of your body composition in five minutes, including measuring your fat mass, your fat-free mass, including blood, organs, and muscle.
It’s essential to dispel the belief that weight loss is a reflection of willpower or discipline – basically, that you can’t lose weight because you don’t want to or you’re not trying hard enough.
Hundreds of Oregon National Guard members are increasing support of hospitals throughout the state in their second hospital relief mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out what you can do to avoid "yo-yo dieting" or "fad diets" such as Keto, intermittent fasting, Paleo? And what are the dangers of these types of diets?
DHA’s five-year plan focused on improving global health care delivery, military readiness.
An important aspect of being a member of the U.S. military service is to meet basic physical fitness standards established by Department of Defense Instruction.
Researchers ‘get out of the clinic’ to learn warfighter challenges
One of the more challenging jobs for any public health professional is dealing with unpredictability inherent in outbreaks like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) medical school student Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop was doing clinical rotations at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth when she was asked to change her rotations to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a special side assignment.
Knowing the symptoms of COVID-19/RSV/Flu will help your medical treatment
For 70 years, voluntary donations have allowed the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) to source and deliver safe and effective blood products to warfighters at the edges of the battlefield and to their families all around the world. The ASBP is forever grateful for the selfless support that donors have shown over the decades.
Air Force Master Sgt. Grainger Grainger discovered his passion for fitness while on deployment in 2014.
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