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Military Health System

Our History

Military medicine has a long and celebrated history. We apply lessons from our past to improve the care of military personnel and their families today and in the future. New surgical techniques, powerful painkillers, antibiotic drugs, and triage and evacuation procedures have revolutionized military medicine.

In this section, you'll find featured stories and information about the history of military medicine.

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Extra Medical Maternal Health Providers Demonstration Project

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8/26/2022

H.R. 6395 NDAA for FY 2021, Sec. 746(f)(1)

Telehealth Licensure Flexibility Review

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8/26/2022

H.R. 4350 HASC Report for FY 2022 117-118, Pg. 184

Report on United States Taiwan Medical Security Partnership

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8/25/2022

H.R. 6395 NDAA for FY 2021 Conference Report 116-617, Sec. 1260B

Traumatic Brain Injury/Psychological Health

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8/25/2022

ES H.R. 1158 DOD Approps FY 2020, Pg. 94 & S. 2474, SAC-D Report for FY 2020 116-103, Pg. 236

2022 (Q1) DOD Worldwide Numbers for TBI

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8/24/2022

TBICoE is the Defense Department’s office of responsibility for tracking traumatic brain injury data in the U.S. military. Here you’ll find data on the number of active-duty service members—anywhere U.S. forces are located—with a first-time TBI diagnosis in the first quarter of calendar year 2022.

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2000-2022 (Q1) DOD Worldwide Numbers for TBI

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8/24/2022

TBICoE is the Defense Department’s office of responsibility for tracking traumatic brain injury data in the U.S. military. Here you’ll find data on the number of active-duty service members—anywhere U.S. forces are located—with a first-time TBI diagnosis from calendar year 2000 through the first quarter of 2022. The data is also broken down by each branch of the armed services.

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TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration Program

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8/18/2022

S. 2943 SASC Report for FY 2017 114-255, Pg. 205

Enhancement of Use of Telehealth Services in Military Health System

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8/17/2022

S. 2943 NDAA Conference Report for FY 2017 Sec. 718(e)(2)

Coordination of Support for Survivors of Sexual Trauma

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8/11/2022

H.R. 6395 NDAA Conference Report for FY 2021 116-617, Sec. 538(c)(1)

Review of Maternal Deaths at MTFs

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8/8/2022

S. 2792 SASC Report for FY 2022, 117-39, Pg. 198-199

Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program

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8/8/2022

JES H.R. 1158 DOD Approps FY 2020 , Pg. 91

Army Corps of Engineers Projects within the Defense Health Agency

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8/5/2022

H.R. 1625, DOD Approps Act FY 2018 Joint Explanatory Statement, Pg. 998

MSMR Vol. 29 No. 08 - August 2022

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8/1/2022

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Surveillance trends for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens among U.S. Military Health System Beneficiaries, Sept. 27, 2020 – Oct. 2,2021; Establishment of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance within the MHS during March 1 – Dec. 31 2020; Suicide behavior among heterosexual, lesbian/gay, and bisexual active component service members in the U.S. Armed Forces; Brief report: Phase I results using the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage system (VPR-CLS) for military cancer surveillance.

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P&T Minutes - May 2022

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7/28/2022

Inclusion of Gambling Disorder in Health Assessments for Members of Armed Forces and Related Research Efforts

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7/28/2022

H.R. 5515 NDAA Conference Report for FY 2019 115-874 Sec. 733

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