The Defense Health Agency Director, Dr. David Smith, showcased a significant breakthrough in combat casualty care when he visited San Antonio, Texas, in April 2025, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the "AI-GUIDE" system, with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory.

Information technology, or IT, plays a significant role in almost every aspect of healthcare. From scheduling appointments to real-time charting during a visit and e-prescribing medication, technology is involved in virtually every stage of a patient’s journey. This digital connectivity ensures that healthcare delivery is seamless, efficient, and ...

The Public Health flight within the 325th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron plays a quiet but essential role in keeping Tyndall’s mission running. The team works to prevent illness, monitor health risks and support every unit on base so Airmen can train, deploy and return safely.

Public Health Command Europe recently hosted a promotion ceremony for U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Harmon, who used the occasion to reflect on a long and proud lineage of military service that brought him to where he is today.

Behind the scenes, healthcare technology management professionals are a small, yet mighty force and represent the glue that binds the medical continuum of care together throughout the Department of Defense.

Uniformed Services University students are using artificial intelligence to transform their medical education and shape the future of military medicine.

The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program recently awarded a $3.4 million grant to a team of Cleveland Clinic researchers to develop an innovative augmented reality tool for assessing whether warfighters recovering from concussion are ready to return to duty.

The Army Public Health Nursing team of the Fort Hood Department of Public Health and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center is working hard to raise awareness to support the prevention and spread of diseases like measles and provide the Central Texas community with critical information for protection.

In recognition of his leadership and expertise, U.S. Navy Lt. Emmanuel Dadzie has been named as Navy Medicine’s 2024 Junior Health Information Technology Officer of the Year. As the chief informatics officer at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, Dadzie has been instrumental in modernizing the command’s IT systems, enhancing ...

Housed in Building 59 at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, the Uniformed Services University medical innovations student lab is a hub of creativity and invention for medical students. Here, students are not just learning—they are designing, building, and transforming ideas into tangible solutions.

The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Organ Support and Automation Technologies team is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory on new device that recognizes and maps the location of regional nerve bundles on the patient’s body.

As efforts in the Arctic region continues to accelerate, senior leaders need to be confident that warfighters under their command will be able to operate at peak effectiveness for long periods in extreme cold. That’s why experts in nutrition, physical performance, and extreme environments from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine ...

Service members are often in danger of experiencing cold weather-related injuries because of cold and wet conditions present during various training and operational activities.

As the new year begins, soldiers, their families and U.S. Army civilians have a variety of tools and programs available to support their overall well-being. From holistic health and fitness initiatives to spiritual readiness resources, free counseling, sleep assistance, and family support programs, the U.S. Army is committed to fostering resilience ...

From bringing the current student body to more than 8,500 to contributing to a potential cure for rabies, the Uniformed Services University has worked tirelessly to foster another year of innovative learning, groundbreaking research, and numerous awards and accomplishments, said president.