Article Around MHS Apr 12, 2024 Walter Reed Earns Prestigious Baby-Friendly Hospital Redesignation Affirming Its Dedication to Maternal and Infant Health Walter Reed National Military Medical Center received their redesignation as a Baby-Friendly hospital, a prestigious international recognition bestowed by Baby-Friendly USA. Recommended Content Children's Health Women's Health National Capital Region
Article Around MHS Mar 22, 2024 Walter Reed Champions Women's Health During National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other places in the body, according to the National Institutes of Health. Researchers say it is one of the most common gynecological diseases, and its primary symptoms include pain and infertility. Once a patient connected with Dr. Candice Jones-Cox, the Women's ... Recommended Content Black and African Americans in Military Medicine Women in Military Health Women's Health March Observances
Article Around MHS Mar 11, 2024 DOD Amends Assisted Reproductive Services Policy for Severely Ill and Injured Active Duty Service Members Under the amended policy, active duty service members with a qualifying illness or injury may now access this extended benefit regardless of their marital status, and they may now use donor gametes (sperm, egg, or both) and embryos, when procured at their own expense. Recommended Content Women's Health Reproductive Health
Article Around MHS Jan 22, 2024 Cervical Cancer Screening: A Walk-In at Naval Hospital Bremerton For anyone seeking Cmdr. Teri Ryals, Naval Hospital Bremerton OB/GYN clinic department head and certified nurse midwife on a Friday morning, there’s only one place to look. Recommended Content Pacific Rim Women's Health
Article Around MHS Nov 20, 2023 New Device Implemented in the Family Birthing Center The staff of Keesler Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center is employing an innovative tool for birthing people experiencing postpartum hemorrhage. Recommended Content Women's Health Postpartum Hemorrhage Central
Article Around MHS Nov 20, 2023 The Madness We Survive A renewed spirit to resume the life she previously had consumed U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matilyn Million as she closed her most difficult chapter. On Sept. 18, 2023, Million underwent her 12th and final chemotherapy treatment in Tampa, Florida. Recommended Content Cancer Moonshot Women's Health
Article Around MHS Nov 6, 2023 Cherry Point Community Runs for a Cure The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community gathered Friday, October 27 to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023. Recommended Content Women's Health Atlantic
Article Around MHS Nov 1, 2023 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Champions Women's Health Care Options Using Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Surgery When you meet Dr. Candice Jones-Cox, director of the Women's Health Services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, you will learn that she's a fierce patient advocate and a meticulous surgeon, passionately learning cutting-edge techniques to adapt to an ever-changing medical landscape. She's an obstetrician-gynecologist, highly adept at ... Recommended Content Women's Health National Capital Region
Article Around MHS Oct 19, 2023 Lights, Camera, Ultrasound! Uniformed Services University Nursing Students Train Using High-Tech Simulation Theater Military students from the Uniformed Services University conducted immersive medical team training in the university's Wide-Area Virtual Environment. The theater is a a state-of-the-art 3D immersive reality facility that simulates various scenarios, replicating environments from war zones to medical emergencies, to prepare them for real-world medical ... Recommended Content Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Women's Health Education & Training
Article Around MHS Oct 10, 2023 Breast Cancer Awareness: I'm Still Here 10 Years Later The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it also marks a big anniversary for me—10 years since being diagnosed with cancer and my 10-year cancer “freeversary” in December. Recommended Content Breast Cancer Women's Health
Article Around MHS Sep 14, 2023 Syphilis, STIs growing threat to U.S. Armed Forces Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are continuing to spread in the United States–affecting millions of men and women of all racial and ethnic groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the continuing rise of these sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, as an epidemic that is not slowing down. Recommended Content Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Women's Health Men's Health
Article Around MHS Sep 11, 2023 A Profile in Courage: Former Marine Shares Her Breast Cancer Survivor Story Former Marine Stephanie Bowens stands quietly in the nerve center of Walter Reed Military Medical Center’s nurse administration office, gathering her thoughts before coordinating schedules, arranging meetings, and fostering camaraderie among her talented teammates. It’s the perfect position for a creative, energetic, and organized leader who ... Recommended Content Women's Health Breast Cancer
Article Around MHS Aug 17, 2023 Breastfeeding Awareness Month Health Fair Big Hit for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Johnson Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted a Breastfeeding Awareness Month family health fair on Aug. 5, 2023, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The event, coordinated by the BJACH Labor, Delivery and Post Partum ward and the OB/GYN clinic, was designed to give new and expectant parents an opportunity to learn about ... Recommended Content Women's Health Children's Health West
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Article Around MHS Jun 13, 2023 Walter Reed Revives Cancer Survivorship Days Two-Day Event Walter Reed National Military Medical Center wrapped up Cancer Survivorship Days event, a two-day celebration of life for cancer survivors and their families. The event is in recognition of the 36th annual National Cancer Survivors Day held on June 4, and was held again for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommended Content Men's Health Women's Health Cancers of the Female Reproductive System