Board provides independent advice and recommendations to maximize the safety, quality, and access to health care for DOD beneficiaries. 

This report describes an investigation of a respiratory outbreak at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Education and Training Center by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences and Armed Forces of the Philippines Collaborative Molecular Laboratory, demonstrating a common source ...

The future of technology in health care was the topic of the day at the Digital Health Transformation Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, Dec. 6-7.

The Department of Defense is committed to preventing suicide within our military by creating a supportive environment, improving delivery of mental health services, and reducing the stigma associated with asking for support.

Limb loss and amputation clinical and resource advances from EACE are fast-moving.

The U.S. military has engaged in HIV research for three decades, contributing critical lessons learned, knowledge, and expertise during the COVID-19 research and vaccine development effort.

Increased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Incidence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Active Component Service Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2018 to 2021.

MHS pain management enters new era with a broader approach to pain care than traditional methods.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it concerns for the effects on mental health, from both the disease itself and the steps taken to combat it.

The ECHO Program for Pain allows primary care managers to get advice from and support as well educational credits from specialists at eight interdisciplinary hubs.

The post-9/11 U.S. military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan lasted over a decade and yielded the most combat casualties since the Vietnam War. While patient survivability increased to the high­est level in history, a changing epidemiology of combat injuries emerged whereby focus shifted to addressing an array of long-term sequelae, including ...

Think you might need to lose a little weight? You're not alone. Even in the military, where maintaining physical fitness remains a job requirement and a key component of military readiness, thousands of service members struggle with weight.

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are at a particularly high risk for suicidal behavior in the general population of the United States. This study aims to determine if there are differences in the frequency of lifetime suicide ideation and suicide attempts between heterosexual, lesbian/gay, and bisexual service members in the active ...

The future of nursing is here due in part to changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data from surveys may be used to make public health decisions at both the installation and the Department of the Army level. This study demonstrates that a vast majority of soldiers were likely sufficiently engaged and answered both bogus items correctly. Future surveys should continue to investigate careless responding to ensure data quality in ...