Husband, wife and 2 daughters stand outside of two-story home. Text reads, "January is National Radon Action Month: This is the perfect time to think about testing your home for radon."

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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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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The Defense Health Network – National Capital Re...

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Nov. 21, 2024
The Defense Health Network – National Capital Region is proud to announce the launch of the Defense Health...
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Section 508 Accessibility Empowers Patients To M...

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Oct. 31, 2024
Defense Health Agency Section 508 digital accessibility and usability law update given by office program...
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Medical Leaders Provide Update on DOD's Health C...

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Oct. 15, 2024
All service members and their families deserve quality care, better access to treatment centers, health care...
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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson stand on a stage in front of a table and address audience.

Defense Health Agency Leaders Empowered to Lead ...

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Oct. 08, 2024
DHA Network directors and leadership teams from military hospitals and clinics from across the globe, along...
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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jemuel Macabali, from San Diego, Calif., gives the COVID-19 vaccine to staff at Camp Lemonnier, in Djibouti, Aug. 13, 2021.

Jan. 21, 2022

Medical Leaders Address COVID-19 Concerns During Family Forum

The sheer volume of COVID-19 infections makes the virus and its variants a real challenge, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Blue Star Families forum in a virus update yesterday.

Elaine Sanchez explores the new MHS GENESIS Patient Portal at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 6, 2021. The San Antonio Market will transition to the new electronic health record system – known as MHS GENESIS – in January 2022 (Photo by Lori Newman, U.S. Army).

Jan. 12, 2022

New Electronic Health Records Rollout Will Hit Major Milestone in 2022

A major milestone for the Defense Health Agency in 2021 was to advance the successful rollout of MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health record system deploying to military medical treatment facilities around the world.

Navy Lieutenant Daniel Murrish, a Sailor serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, donates blood during a blood drive hosted by the Armed Services Blood Program (Photo by Thomas Cieslak)

Jan. 12, 2022

Blood Needed: Armed Services Blood Program Urges Donors to Step Up

The Armed Services Blood Program says donations are down and is encouraging volunteers to step up and donate blood to replenish the supply.

Army Maj. Cynthia Anderson, chief nursing information officer for General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, oversees the in-processing of trainees into MHS GENESIS, April 24, 2021 (Chad Ashe, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital).

Jan. 5, 2022

Ask the Doc: What is the Patient Portal and What Does it Mean to Me?

Dear Doc: I have a few friends in the military medical community and I keep hearing them talking about this "MHS GENESIS Patient Portal" thing and how much easier it's going to make their job.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement (Photo by: Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs).

Dec. 28, 2021

Dietary Supplements: Educate Yourself First Before Trying Them

Many military service members love dietary supplements.

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard, practice combined arms battalion, squad-level infantry movements on the Orchard Combat Training Center, Jan. 20, 2019. The training combined dry-fire rehearsal culminating in a live-fire exercise (Photo by: Thomas Alvarez, Idaho Army National Guard)

Dec. 23, 2021

Don’t Underestimate Mother Nature: Winter Safety Tips for Cold Weather

Never forget the power of nature and its effects, especially if exploring outdoors during the coldest months of the year.

Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency (left), and Air Force Maj. Gen Shanna Woyak, Small Market and Stand Alone Military Treatment Facility Organization director (right), unfurl the organization flags during the SSO establishment ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, Dec. 14 (Photo by Brian Boisvert).

Dec. 20, 2021

New Small Market and Stand Alone MTF Organization Marks Big Milestone

The Defense Health Agency officially established the Small Market and Stand Alone Military Treatment Facility Organization, or SSO, during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas on Dec. 14.

The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and the outlying clinics, will transition to MHS GENESIS on Jan. 22, 2022.

Dec. 9, 2021

Patients can take Steps now to Prepare for MHS GENESIS ‘Go Live’

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Dec. 9, 2021) – The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and the outlying clinics, will transition to MHS GENESIS on Jan. 22, 2022.

Baby boy asleep on his back in a crib

Dec. 2, 2021

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: How to Keep Babies Safe While Sleeping

More than 1,000 young babies die in their sleep every year in America due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as SIDS. It’s a terrifying thought for parents – the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy child less than a year old.

Photo By Ryan Graham | U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, M.D., director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg, the senior enlisted leader for the DHA, Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Harris, the senior enlisted advisor for Madigan Army Medical Center and Col. Jonathan C. Taylor, M.D., the new Puget Sound Market director, (left to right) unfurl the flag of the Puget Sound Market in a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the Market on Dec. 1 at Madigan.

Dec. 2, 2021

Puget Sound Market Stands Up with Integration in Mind

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, M.D., director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the new Puget Sound Market director, Col. Jonathan C. Taylor, M.D., hosted a ceremony at Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., ushering in the new Puget Sound Market within the nationwide Military Health System (MHS).