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Revamped Virtual Med Center Makes Health Care Feel Like a Video Game

Article
7/26/2021
Picture of the Virtual Medical Center

The Virtual Medical Center, a joint Department of Defense/VA incentive, is relaunching by the end of summer, leveraging emerging technologies to increase and improve accessibility, convenience, and efficiency of medical care for all registered users.

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Technology | Research and Innovation

Military Medical Research Leads to 18 New Cancer Drugs, other Devices

Article
7/14/2021
a patient prepares for a PET scan

A hub of cutting-edge healthcare innovation financing since the early 1990s, the CDMRP is well known among medical researchers around the world.

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Research and Innovation | Medical Research and Development

Military Health System Transformation Will Improve Care & Innovation

Article
7/6/2021
Infographic about Health Innovation Month

MHS Innovation Must Be Backed by Best Practices, Standardization

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July Toolkit | Health Innovation – Pathways to Ready Reliable Care | Health Innovations across the MHS Enterprise | Health Innovation Month | Research and Innovation | Military Health System Transformation | MHS Research Symposium

Medical Advances Since Gulf War Boil Down to Increased Lives Saved

Article
6/25/2021
Medical personnel training on how to treat a neck wound

Not all medical advances since the first Gulf War are highly technical.

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Combat Support | Research and Innovation | Health Innovation Month

DHA Spearheads Effort for Working Dog Research Collaboration

Article
6/25/2021
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Working Dog Forum explored research to keep dogs in top form.

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Combat Support | Veterinary Service | Public Health | Research and Innovation

Telemedicine advances put to the test during pandemic

Article
4/1/2021
Uniformed service member stands behind wall of computer screens

COVID-19 has led to the need for physical distancing and has overwhelmed the capacities of health systems, compelling many to adopt telehealth solutions.

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Technology | Research and Innovation | Coronavirus | COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit | Health Innovation Month

Call for abstracts open for Military Health System Research Symposium

Article
2/22/2021
Military personnel speaking in front of an audience at the Military Health Systems Research Symposium

Abstracts for this year’s MHSRS are due by March 31.

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About the MHS | Research and Innovation

WRNMMC’s participation in APOLLO program furthers cancer research

Article
2/4/2021
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The MCC serves as the preeminent cancer research and treatment facility within the Department of Defense.

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Research and Innovation | Health Readiness

Innovative mobile technologies impact DOD health surveillance

Article
2/2/2021
Medical personnel using a syringe to inject a fluid into a test tube

Early detection of infectious diseases in the field to protect the troops.

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Coronavirus | Research and Innovation | Technology

NAMRU-SA partakes in virtual San Antonio postdoctoral research forum

Article
1/19/2021
Military officer sitting at her desk and smiling

For NAMRU-SA it was an opportunity to highlight the unit’s battlefield health and trauma care initiatives.

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Research and Innovation

Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program

Congressional Testimony
1/11/2021

S. 3159, SAC Report for FY 2019 , 115-290 , Pg. 210

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Research and Innovation

MHS operational innovations continue in battle against COVID-19

Article
1/5/2021
Two medical personnel, wearing full PPE, in an operating room

MHS innovations in 2020 include a new registry for real-time COVID-19 data and a system to free up hospital beds and protect patients from the disease.

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Coronavirus | Research and Innovation | Innovation | Technology | COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit | Health Innovation Month

DHA’s IT innovation continues during COVID-19 pandemic

Article
12/31/2020
Three military personnel, wearing masks, in front of a computer screen

IT innovations keep pace despite COVID-19 road blocks.

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Coronavirus | Research and Innovation | Technology | MHS GENESIS

MHS Team Resiliency Awards recognize medical response to COVID-19

Article
12/22/2020
Sailors wearing masks, leaning on a table and writing on sheets of paper

Outstanding efforts recognized during Resiliency Awards

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Coronavirus | Research and Innovation | Patient Safety | Patient Safety Awards Program | Ready and Resilient Award

Nurse-led research aims to improve battlefield medicine

Article
12/21/2020
Military nurses working on a simulated patient in a helicopter

[O]ne of their goals is to create novel solutions to optimize survival and functional recovery of burn casualties.

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Combat Support | Research and Innovation | Nurses Week | Readiness Capabilities
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