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

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

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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January Is National Radon Action Month: Learn To...

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Jan. 07, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month, and the Centers for...
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Patients Rank DHN Central Clinics, Providers ‘Be...

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Dec. 19, 2024

Patients have ranked more than two dozen Defense Health Network Central clinics and providers as the “best of...
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Auditorium full of uniformed service members.

Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Stren...

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Dec. 10, 2024

More than 500 healthcare leaders from around the Military Health System worldwide conducted the annual Joint...
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Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center...

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Dec. 03, 2024

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center, managed by the DHA Medical Simulation and Training...
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Aug. 5, 2022

Ask the Doc: Can I Develop Sudden Food Allergies?

Dear Doc: I was at a picnic over the weekend where there were lots of different kinds of foods. Being adventurous, I tried a bit of everything.

July 29, 2022

Army hearing readiness appointments available on MHS GENESIS

Annual hearing readiness appointments can now be scheduled online via the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal.

July 28, 2022

Monkeypox declared public health emergency: What Airmen and Guardians need to know

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency on July 23.

July 22, 2022

New 988 Number for Mental Health Emergencies

Effective 16 July 2022, “988” will serve as the new direct dial number for the National Suicide Prevention Helpline. The number will be available for use at national, state, and local levels.

July 18, 2022

San Antonio Market celebrates first anniversary as a unified healthcare system

The San Antonio Market will celebrate its one-year anniversary as a unified military healthcare system this week. San Antonio’s military treatment facilities officially united as a market with the Defense Health Agency during a ceremony at Brooke Army Medical Center on July 16, 2021.

June 27, 2022

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

Dear Doc: During a recent run in the hot weather, I started to feel dizzy and got a headache. Could this be heat exhaustion or heat stroke? Can you please explain the difference between the two so that my buddies and I can learn ways to prevent heat-related injuries in the hot weather?

June 10, 2022

Expectant Moms Have Group Option for Prenatal Care

The San Antonio Market offers a group obstetric model for pregnant women at Brooke Army Medical Center.

May 26, 2022

Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Current Events

ilitary families have a unique connection to war, regardless of when or where it occurs. For military children – who know that their parents regularly train, prepare, and deploy for military missions as part of their job – current events can cause stress and anxiety. Streams of media images and reports about troubling news events can be outright scary.

May 19, 2022

How MHS Video Connect Improves Mission Effectiveness and Care Quality

MHS Video Connect, the Defense Health Agency's new comprehensive telehealth platform, puts Military Health System patients at the center of care by meeting them where they are – at home, their duty station, or wherever they happen to be. Open to all active duty service members, retirees, and their families enrolled in a military hospital or clinic, this web-based platform empowers patients to meet with their military health provider virtually through live video on any internet-connected computer, tablet, or mobile device.

May 16, 2022

Together for Mental Health: May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Health is wealth, especially when dealing with mental well-being. Growing up, kids are taught if they are hurt physically in any area, to seek help. The same should go for anyone's mental health.