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Military Efforts Preventing Severe Heat Illness ...

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Jun. 09, 2025
Becoming a casualty of heat stress can reduce both individual and unit-fighting strength.
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The Military Health System – A Medical System Re...

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Jun. 02, 2025
The Military Health System ensures America possesses a medically ready force that is fit to fight at a...
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: What Parents Need...

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May. 19, 2025
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is a common, contagious viral infection, particularly in children under five...
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It’s Time To Get ‘Tick Smart’ About Lyme Disease

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Apr. 25, 2025
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Spring is one of the most important times of year to become “tick smart”...
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Bone Stress Injury Risk Reduction Optimizes Forc...

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Apr. 22, 2025
Scientists now have a better understanding of some factors that may increase the risk of service members’...
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BETHESDA, Md. (Nov. 21, 2024) Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC) is seeking volunteers to participate in a phase 1 clinical trial for a vaccine aimed at reducing frequency and severity of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections. NMRC CTC is located at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Building 17B (2nd floor), and can be contacted at 301-295-4735 (call) or 301-233-9640 (text), or via e-mail at usn.nmrc.ctc@health.mil to schedule an appointment. NMRC is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of the Navy, Marine Corps, and joint U.S. warfighters, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, medical modeling, simulation, operational mission support, epidemiology and behavioral sciences. (U.S. Navy Photo by Tommy Lamkin/Released)

Clinical Trials Center Seeks Volunteers for Stap...

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Apr. 11, 2025
Staphylococcus aureus can impact readiness, and due to the antimicrobial resistance of the bacteria, keep...
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Reducing Impact of Upper Extremity Injuries With...

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Apr. 10, 2025
Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are...
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Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez Arellano, a patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, pulls a weighted sled around a track inside the center’s Military Advanced Training Center, which provides amputee patients with state-of-the-art care, in Bethesda, Md., April 13, 2016. Lopez lost her right leg and suffered several other injuries in a motorcycle crash in 2015. She now uses sports and fitness as part of her physical and occupational therapy regimen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons

DOD and VA Release 2025 Lower Limb Amputation Cl...

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Feb. 26, 2025
Clinicians working across the Military Health System who treat service members and veterans with lower limb...
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Service member administers first aid to man lying on ground. Text reads, "TRAIN SMART IN THE HEAT! Prevention & Quick Action Can Save A Life. Including Your Own! DHA Public Health"

June 9, 2025

Military Efforts Preventing Severe Heat Illness Cases

ABERDEEN, Md. — Becoming a casualty of heat stress can reduce both individual and unit-fighting strength.

Three uniformed service members run out of helicopter.

June 2, 2025

The Military Health System – A Medical System Ready for Any Challenge

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Military Health System ensures America possesses a medically ready force that is fit to fight at a moment’s notice. The MHS is unlike any healthcare system in the United States: “We go to war,” says the Department of Defense top doctor.

Image of baby's foot covered with skin rash

May 19, 2025

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: What Parents Need To Know

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is a common, contagious viral infection, particularly in children under five years old. While cases can occur year-round, they often see an increase in the spring and fall, especially in regions with fluctuating climates like those across Europe. Recent reports indicate a slight uptick in cases across several European countries in the past month.

Image of tick. Use MilTICK to get "TICK SMART" about Lyme disease

April 25, 2025

It’s Time To Get ‘Tick Smart’ About Lyme Disease

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Spring is one of the most important times of year to become “tick smart” by learning about the risks ticks pose and how to avoid tick bites.

Graphic of leg with sneaker, with bones visible. Text reads "Strong Bones, Strong Force!"

April 22, 2025

Bone Stress Injury Risk Reduction Optimizes Force Readiness

ABERDEEN, Md. — Scientists now have a better understanding of some factors that may increase the risk of service members’ developing a bone stress injury.

BETHESDA, Md. (Nov. 21, 2024) Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC) is seeking volunteers to participate in a phase 1 clinical trial for a vaccine aimed at reducing frequency and severity of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections. NMRC CTC is located at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Building 17B (2nd floor), and can be contacted at 301-295-4735 (call) or 301-233-9640 (text), or via e-mail at usn.nmrc.ctc@health.mil to schedule an appointment. NMRC is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of the Navy, Marine Corps, and joint U.S. warfighters, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, medical modeling, simulation, operational mission support, epidemiology and behavioral sciences. (U.S. Navy Photo by Tommy Lamkin/Released)

April 11, 2025

Clinical Trials Center Seeks Volunteers for Staphylococcus Aureus Study

BETHESDA, Md. — Staphylococcus aureus can impact readiness, and due to the antimicrobial resistance of the bacteria, keep warfighters away from the mission.

Collage of four images of uniformed physical therapists helping patients complete upper body exercises.

April 10, 2025

Reducing Impact of Upper Extremity Injuries With Early Diagnosis, Occupational Therapy

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, also known as MSKI. Upper extremity injuries require unique recovery treatments that are most effective when tailored to an individual’s injury, as well as their specific work and personal activities. This treatment is provided by military Occupational Therapists Practitioners who are trained to treat service members’ upper extremity injuries from shoulders to fingertips.

Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez Arellano, a patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, pulls a weighted sled around a track inside the center’s Military Advanced Training Center, which provides amputee patients with state-of-the-art care, in Bethesda, Md., April 13, 2016. Lopez lost her right leg and suffered several other injuries in a motorcycle crash in 2015. She now uses sports and fitness as part of her physical and occupational therapy regimen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons

Feb. 26, 2025

DOD and VA Release 2025 Lower Limb Amputation Clinical Practice Guidelines to Improve Patient Care

UNITED STATES — Clinicians working across the Military Health System who treat service members and veterans with lower limb loss now have access to the 2025 update to the Clinical Practice Guideline on the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation.

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Jan. 7, 2025

January Is National Radon Action Month: Learn To Manage Risk

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen the last week of January as Radon Awareness Week. This is the perfect time to think about testing your home for radon.

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Dec. 19, 2024

Patients Rank DHN Central Clinics, Providers ‘Best of the Best’

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Patients have ranked more than two dozen Defense Health Network Central clinics and providers as the “best of the best” in the Military Health System for patient experience and customer care, according to a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey quarterly report.