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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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BJACH conducts MHS GENESIS exercise ahead of transition

Article Around MHS
3/23/2022
Military personnel during a MHS GENESIS exercise

The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital conducted MHS GENESIS mock “go-live” exercises 9, 10 and 11 March at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

New discharge lounge opens at BAMC to improve patient flow

Article Around MHS
3/23/2022
Military personnel looking at a computer

On March 8 a new patient discharge lounge opened at Brooke Army Medical Center for patients preparing to leave the hospital.

Top Military Health Care Leader Looks to the Future of Medicine

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3/23/2022
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kathryn Lipscomb, the urology department head at U.S. Naval Hospital Rota in Spain, waves to staff in USNH Naples, Italy during the first virtual cystoscopy between both hospitals in Jan 2021. (Photo: Navy Cmdr. Ryan Nations)

Health care has come a long way in recent years, thanks to technology, innovation and unexpected challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. The explosion of capabilities includes robots in the operating room, the expansion of virtual health care and virtual encounters, remote patient monitoring and artificial intelligence.

Pins in Your Ears: How Acupuncture Can Help Relieve Your Pain

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3/22/2022
Dr. Arnyce Pock, associate dean and medical acupuncturist at USU, oversees graduate nursing students at USU performing battlefield acupuncture for pain management, in February 2022. The course is intended to train health care personnel who are not physicians or acupuncturists, such as advanced practice nurses, to provide BFA to patients for pain management. (Photo: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)

Battlefield acupuncture is a modified version of ear acupuncture that can be used to treat any type of pain. USU trains health care personnel to perform the technique.

DHA Panel Discusses Digital Health Training and Education at AMSUS 2022

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3/22/2022
DHA panel discusses MHS digital health training and education at AMSUS 2022. (Photo: Courtesy of Connected Health)

Digital health is transforming the Military Health System, according to a panel of Defense Health Agency experts speaking at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.

Weed ACH strengthens bonds with local hospitals during Leadership Summit

Article Around MHS
3/21/2022
Military personnel touring the Weed Army Community Hospital

Weed Army Community Hospital hosted executive leaders from 13 medical facilities in Southern California and Las Vegas regions during a Leadership Summit event March 11.

How COVID-19 Made the Military Medical Community Stronger

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3/21/2022
Image of a service member being treated

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic has made the military medical community stronger and will help when confronting the next crisis, whether that’s another pandemic, a new conflict or natural disaster

DHA Celebrates the Women Building a Resilient Nation

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3/21/2022
Images of four women

The DHA hosted a panel discussion called "women building a resilient nation," which highlighted the stories of women who throughout history have built a resilient nation.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Observance Focuses on Screening, Increasing Public Knowledge

Article Around MHS
3/18/2022
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Observed during March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month seeks to increase the public’s knowledge about the disease and encourage people to get screened for it.

Five Clinical Tools To Help Assess and Treat TBI

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3/17/2022
An Army 'gun team' brace for the concussion of a 105mm howitzer during operations in Iraq in 2008. (Photo: Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny)

Here are five new ways that doctors can diagnose and treat mild concussions.

5 Tips Sailors can use to get kick off healthy habits during National Nutrition Month

Article Around MHS
3/16/2022
March is Nutrition Month

During National Nutrition Month this March, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) reminds Sailors they can take control of their nutritional needs by learning more about healthy eating.

Ask the Doc: Can a Concussion Affect Hearing and Vision?

Article
3/16/2022
Ask the Doc: Can a Concussion Affect Hearing and Vision?

Even a mild concussion can lead to hearing and vision problems.

Dietitians available to assist with diets for those with prediabetes, diabetes

Article Around MHS
3/15/2022
Military personnel taking data

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is targeting occupational Heat Injury and Illness Prevention as part of their recent efforts to establish a universal standard to protect workers.

Injured by TBI and suffer from insomnia? This USU study could help you catch some ZZZs

Article Around MHS
3/14/2022
Military personnel on a plane

A potential solution for a good night’s sleep for military members struggling with insomnia is currently being studied by the Uniformed Services University’s Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM).

Data Registry Helps Improve Research and Treatment for Eye Injuries

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3/14/2022
Pvt. Second Class Jagger Dixon, treats an eye injury during Expert Infantryman Badge testing, June 15, 2021, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Dixon is a soldier with B Company; 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Soldiers must successfully execute a variety of warrior tasks to earn their EIB. (Photo: Army Spc. Kay Edwards, 27th Public Affairs Detachment)

Eye injury registry (DVEIVR) transforms data into usable information to help improve initial warfighter care and rehabilitation.

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