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Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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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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Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity joined a multinational military and government contingent to test developing medical technologies and treatments at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 4-6, 2024.
In a stride towards combating illegal drug activities, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Joint Military Working Dog Program for Counter-narcotics plays an integral part in the Department of Defense counternarcotic initiative, enhancing detection capabilities on military bases globally.
Defense Health Agency leaders outlined continuing efforts to transform the Military Health System and fulfill the agency’s mission to improve health and readiness for its 9.5 million beneficiaries at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.
Millions will witness a rare total solar eclipse over North America on April 8. Defense health officials emphasize enjoying the moment with precautions to protect your eye health.
Military health experts recommend those 45 years of age and older to get screened for colorectal cancer.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in five counties in Ohio may receive emergency prescription refills now through March 25, 2024, due to storm damage.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in eight counties in Kansas may receive emergency prescription refills now through March 25, 2024, due to storm damage.
It’s not uncommon to hear about Walter Reed physicians saving lives within the walls of the iconic medical center, but it proved fortunate for one local gym patron suffering from a heart attack that two doctors from “the flagship of military medicine” were also getting in a workout at the same off-base facility on Feb. 25.
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week Mar. 10-18, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital raises awareness in March about making informed food choices, developing healthful eating habits, and educating patients on the role registered dieticians and nutrition and dietetic technicians play on their healthcare team. March 13 is National Registered Dietician and March 14 is Nutrition and Dietetics Technician Day.
Brig. Gen. Lance Raney, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East and Director, Defense Health Network East, visited Fort Rucker March 1-2. The two-day visit kicked off with briefings by army medicine components followed by tours of facilities. Lt. Col. Garrett Holt, Lyster Army Health Clinic commander updated Raney on several topics that included how the clinic keeps aviators medically ready, clinical operations, and unit readiness.
A civilian employee serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point retired in February 2024 after more than four decades of service to Marines and Sailors assigned to the installation and beneficiaries living in the surrounding communities.
United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Mashiana Sutton has been named Navy Medicine’s Senior Financial Management Officer of the Year for 2023. Sutton currently serves at the director for resource management at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune.
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center staff from the main and Post Exchange pharmacies continue to provide medications to TRICARE beneficiaries during a systems outage that has affected military pharmacies worldwide and some national retail pharmacies since Feb. 21, 2024.
Doctor Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense Health Affairs and former Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and 86th Combat Support commander, returned to Fort Campbell to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the new Fort Campbell VA Clinic inside BACH.
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