The Defense Health Agency Director, Dr. David Smith, showcased a significant breakthrough in combat casualty care when he visited San Antonio, Texas, in April 2025, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the "AI-GUIDE" system, with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory.

USU alumnus and Tripler Army Medical Center resident Capt. (Dr.) Bradley Pierce recognized for developing field-ready medical technologies that bridge the gap between engineering and combat casualty care.

Bringing together leaders in military medicine, research, and patient care, the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently hosted its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Summit at the Uniformed Services University.

All eyes looked to the future of military medical research as Young Investigators received awards on Aug. 7, in Kissimmee, Florida. The Young Investigators competition honored the best oral presentations from residents, fellows, doctoral candidates, post-docs, and individuals within five years of graduation from a terminal degree. All research was ...

Abstracts for the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium are due by Feb. 16, 2025. MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting for the unique medical needs of the warfighter. The annual symposium provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, DOD scientists, ...

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Smithsonian hosted the 3rd annual One Health Research Symposium on Nov. 22 at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Throughout history, vaccines have been successful in eliminating or reducing the numbers of diseases like smallpox, polio, measles, and tetanus around the world—and they continue to be the best defense against common, sometimes deadly infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The job of safeguarding the health of U.S. service members requires not just health care at the time of injury and sickness, but a vast suite of often unseen work to determine what illnesses service members might encounter, and to develop the countermeasures for an ever-evolving landscape of health risks that face the world.

The Defense Health Agency and the National Museum of Health and Medicine are pleased to announce the “Military Medical Innovation: The Future is Here” program scheduled for July 27, 2024.

Registration for the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium is open as of July 10, 2024, at noon EST. The symposium will be held August 26-29, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

DHA joins superhub research summit to drive the next evolution of health care.

Representatives from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Medical Technology Transfer Office showcased new biomedical technologies available for commercial licensing and discussed collaborative opportunities with biotechnology industry representatives from around the world at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s annual ...

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Gabriel Gonzales, a recent doctorate graduate from the Uniformed Services University, shares his inspiring journey of overcoming challenges in neuroscience research, driven by personal and professional passions.

Role, importance of Military Medical Research Mission reinforced.

Advancements and new technology in health care would not be possible or viable without dedicated personnel who carry out research to find new cures, medicine, equipment, and surgical procedures in making life better for millions of patients.