Researchers at Naval Medical Research Command submitted a provisional patent for a nanoparticle vaccine to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 9. This vaccine development method is intended to prevent malaria but can also be used to develop vaccines against pathogens that develop in the liver.

Excellence, integrity and compassion are Walter Reed’s values, and the medical center’s nursing team exhibits these qualities day in and day out.

For many TRICARE beneficiaries, TRICARE Open Season is the time to make a change to your health plan. As outlined in the TRICARE Choices in the United States Handbook, open season is the annual period when you can enroll or change your health care plan for the following year. This year, TRICARE Open Season began Nov. 10 and ends Dec. 9. Changes you ...

Army Capt. (Dr.) Kristan Baird was a medic deployed in Afghanistan. Once home again, juggling family life and figuring out what’s next, she decided to become a military doctor. Her journey began in the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, or EMDP2, at the Uniformed Services University.

The Uniformed Services University is driving critical advancements in military medicine across its core colleges and institutes to enhance combat readiness and care for service members and their families.

The Defense Health Agency continues to fully cooperate with the ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Army Criminal Investigative Division regarding a military medical provider working at the Carl R. Darnall Army Women’s Health Center. Our first concern is for the patients and families affected by this situation. We know this news has ...

A deep-rooted family tradition in Navy medicine gained another chapter recently at the graduation of the Navy Medicine Training Support Command’s Hospital Corpsman Basic Course Class 190-25.

I sat in the car with the window down two months ago as my wife walked into a grocery store. The warm morning sun danced with a cool breeze, providing a perfect opportunity to relax and think about nothing in particular.

For two years, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Europe—Middle East has collaborated with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to identify and analyze the emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms, commonly called MDROs, on the front lines of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

At the Battle Skills Training School on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, a new generation of U.S. Navy medical officers and corpsmen are learning how to save lives where it matters most, on the battlefield. 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, hosted the second iteration of a Tier IV Tactical Combat Casualty Care course ...

Behind the doors of an operating room at Naval Medical Center San Diego, a team of medical and dental professionals are redefining what’s possible in the treatment and restoration of patients with life-altering head and neck injuries.

The 379th Expeditionary Medical Squadron apheresis element at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, known as the Blood Donation Center, serves as the only collection center in the region that provides lifesaving blood supplies to critically wounded warfighters.

The Medical Q-Coded Support and Services - Next Generation contract, or MQS2-NG, expands a system that has supplied military hospitals and clinics with health care providers for nearly 20 years.

"I always wanted to give back," said DHA Senior Enlisted Leader Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Y. Johnson on the cusp of her retirement.

Under a bright California sun and the shadow of naval history, Capt. Frank Brajevic was promoted to rear admiral on Oct. 4, 2025 aboard the USS Midway, a fitting location for a ceremony celebrating a career dedicated to service, leadership, and the health of those who serve. The promotion signifies not just a personal achievement, but a continuation ...