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Articles by Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante, MHS Communications

Final Days in Afghanistan: Lab Techs Stepped Up to Support Withdrawal

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6/30/2022
Final Days in Afghanistan Lab Techs Stepped Up to Support Withdrawal

“Prior to the attack, teams were preparing to leave the area. Suddenly, everything changed, and our main goal shifted from COVID-19 support to blood supply and triage.”

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Ask the Doc: Heat Stroke vs. Heat Exhaustion -- What's the Difference?

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6/27/2022
Heat exhaustion can rapidly progress to heat injuries like organ dysfunction or heat stroke.

Heat exhaustion can rapidly progress to heat injuries like organ dysfunction or heat stroke.

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Tips for Enjoying Outdoor Activities as Summer Arrives

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6/27/2022
People biking on a trail in protective gear

Biking, paddle boarding, swimming, and hiking are good ways to get outside in nature in the summer.

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Chlamydia is the Military's Most Common Sexually Transmitted Infection

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6/21/2022
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., and most people who have it don’t know it. You may be able to get STI testing and treatment at your local community health clinic. In the photo, a service member at Naval Medical Center Camp LeJeune Community Health Clinic gets tested for STIs. (Photo: Naval Medical Center Camp LeJeune Public Affairs)

Rates for Chlamydia have been rising in recent years. Chlamydia can cause permanent damage that can make it difficult or impossible for women to get pregnant. It often shows no symptoms at all but in some cases, it can cause a burning sensation when peeing in both men and women.

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Tactical Diaper Bags and Other Fathers' Day Tips from a Marine Officer

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6/16/2022
Tactical Diaper Bags and Other Fathers' Day Tips from a Marine Officer

“When we deploy, our lives become simpler, while theirs become more complex: In addition to missing their husband and father, they are missing someone who should be helping to shoulder the burden that military life places on kids.”

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For Sexually Transmitted Infections, Young People are at Higher Risk

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6/13/2022
Protect yourself in the war against sexually transmitted infections. If you have questions about where to find free condoms, STI testing, or treatment, contact your health care provider or local installation clinic.

Every year, thousands of service members are diagnosed with at least one sexually transmitted infection. Topping the list of the most common are chlamydia, gonorrhea, and genital herpes, military health data shows.

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Joint Health Information Exchange Allows Access to Vital Information

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6/1/2022
MHS non-active-duty service member beneficiaries can opt out of having their medical information accessed by providers in the national health exchange partner networks. Here’s how.

MHS non-active-duty service member beneficiaries can opt out of having their medical information accessed by providers in the national health exchange partner networks. Here’s how.

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Feeling Burned Out at Work? Here Are Some Tips to Feel Better

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5/24/2022
Feeling burned out? Tips to understand and avoid burnout.

The good news is that burnout can be mitigated. There are numerous steps that individuals and leaders can take to reduce burnout and its impact.

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Mental Health is a Team Effort

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5/24/2022
The Military Health System has a wide network of specialized professionals to support mental health.

The Military Health System offers a wide variety of mental health care options. But figuring out who is the best person to talk to can seem overwhelming. There are psychiatrists and psychologists, counselors and therapists. Here's a rundown of who does what.

Heroes of Military Medicine Awards Highlight Outstanding Service

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5/6/2022
Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ron Place, Dr. Michael Helwig and Joseph Caravalho, Jr. posing for the photo

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine recognizes several heroes of military medicine each year for their outstanding contributions to the field and to enhancing patients’ lives.

‘I Love the Intensity’ – One Nurse Recalls Three COVID-19 Deployments

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5/5/2022
In 2020, Air Force 1st Lt. Tiffany Parra, an ICU nurse at the 633rd Medical Group, on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, was deployed to a North Dakota hospital to support a FEMA COVID-19 mission. In the photo, she trains on equipment used for critical patients in a North Dakota ICU. (Photo: Courtesy of Air Force 1st Lt. Tiffany Parra)

Nurses are unique, they follow a calling to care for others. Military nurses do that as well as serve their nation. For Nurses Week, the MHS highlights some of their own.

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How One Military Nurse Persevered Through the COVID-19 Response

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5/5/2022
Air Force Capt. Courtney Ebeling, a medical-surgical nurse at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Family Health Clinic, Texas, was deployed to support the COVID-19 response in Afghanistan in 2021. They administered vaccinations to U.S. citizens, service members, and foreign military members as well as supported the preparation to withdraw from the country. (Photo: Courtesy of Air Force Capt. Courtney Ebeling)

Nurses across the Military Health System have played a vital role in providing routine patient care and meeting the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Limb Loss: DHA's Three Advanced Rehab Centers Provide Holistic Care

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5/4/2022
U.S. Marine LCpl. Annika Hutsler works with James Malinak, a prosthetician at Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care clinic to adjust her prosthetic leg. C5 serves to deliver multidisciplinary, quality health services in an outpatient rehabilitation facility for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (Photo: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)

For amputees, three Advanced Rehabilitation Centers provide holistic ranges of care to fully restore human function and enhance the quality of life of service members and veterans with extremity trauma and amputation.

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Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Current Events

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4/29/2022
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rocio Romo, public affairs specialist at Space Launch Delta 30, spends quality time with her son at Cocheo Park on Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. We celebrate Month of the Military Child in April to celebrate military children whose parents serve the United States. (Photo: U.S. Space Force Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

Parents can help reassure children who are troubled by news events they see on TV and social media.

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"I'm Alive Because People Care, Because People Donate Blood"

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4/14/2022
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is one of only five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He survived his injuries thanks to the donated blood he received at a hospital in Kandahar. (Photo: Courtesy of the Travis Mills Foundation)

Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is one of only five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He survived his injuries thanks to the donated blood he received at a hospital in Kandahar.

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