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Military Health System’s Digital Transformation Will Improve Operational Readiness, Health Outcomes
The Military Health System is working to enable advances and adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning across military medicine, while ensuring robust strategy, policies, governance, and safeguards are in place.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences performed comprehensive infectious disease surveillance throughout the Cobra Gold—the largest and longest running military exercise in the Indo-Pacific. The training provided enhanced medical readiness, fostering multilateral cooperative engagements and partnership building among the 30 participating nations. "The samples we collected during CG25 are critical to protecting force health,” said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Pascual.
Uniformed Services University's five-year INVICTA study examines the subtle, yet significant effects of low-level blast overpressure exposure on service members’ neurological functions, including memory, gait, sensory processing, and brain health.
In a dark room, the crackle of simulated gunfire and distant explosions filled the air as airmen worked methodically to treat simulated wounds on mannequins. Doctors, physician assistants and independent duty medical technicians, embedded within Special Operations units across the Air Force Special Operations Command enterprise, trained for potential challenges of providing medical care in austere, unpredictable environments.
U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) William Hoffman, a neurologist and aeromedical researcher with the 59th Medical Wing, is addressing widespread health care avoidance among military aviators through data-driven research and policy advocacy.
Animal care personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are taking advantage of a unique partnership with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The collaboration helps them obtain professional certifications that will enable them to advance in their fields while also ensuring the institute maintains its high standards of excellence and readiness.
Naval Medical Forces Pacific hosted a delegation from the German military health care system April 7-8, strengthening international medical collaboration.
Teaser text: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has launched the Rapid Assessment Program for Tactical Operational Readiness, a new multidisciplinary diagnostic initiative designed to provide comprehensive evaluations for active duty service members, with a particular focus on rapid return-to-duty cases.
As faculty and subject matter experts assigned to the medical education and training campus, occupational therapy and physical therapy officers play a crucial role in preparing military health care paraprofessionals to support service members, veterans, and their families. Both fields are essential in rehabilitative care, helping individuals regain strength, mobility, function and independence after injury or illness.
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara shares his personal commitment to military health, his vision for and future of the Military Health System, and the significance of military readiness.
The 927th Air Refueling Wing enabled nearly every military branch and component to test their joint service and total force medical capabilities during two Exercises MED BEACH and BLUE HORIZON on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 22 - 28 and Feb. 22 - March 8, respectively.
As the U.S. Air Force Medical Command presses ahead with the modernization of its medical capabilities, its priorities remain clear: ensuring mobility, adaptability, and sustainability in patient care across a range of operational settings.
The Keesler Blood Donor Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., proudly announces two winners of the 2024 Armed Services Blood Program Awards.
When tragedy strikes, the response of a well-coordinated and highly trained medical team can make all the difference. At the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, their commitment to excellence in medical care is reinforced by the seamless collaboration of active duty and civilian medical personnel from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force. At one of the first joint-service medical hospitals in the military, they share resources, knowledge, and training to ensure that when it matters most, they are ready to respond.
With increasing demands for aeromedical support, the U.S. Air Force has introduced the 48O Aeromedical Physician designation, a role aimed at strengthening operational capabilities and addressing a critical shortage of flight surgeons.
Quality health care, patient safety and mission readiness drive U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay’s goals as the only medical treatment facility available at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
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