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U.S. Army Maj. Monica Martin, a laboratory animal veterinarian with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, dissects an anopheles mosquito during a demonstration hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Feb. 23, 2023. MRDC hosted the demonstration for students enrolled in the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy Biotech Seminar as part of a tour of USAMRDS’s facilities. The USAMRDC team hosted the Eisenhower School students to provide an overview of the U.S. Army’s medical technology development and modernization efforts. The Eisenhower School is tailored for select rising senior government and military personnel and industry executives to develop critical, innovative, and ethical decision makers. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)
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Apr 15, 2024

Food and Drug Administration Clears First AI Software for Hemorrhage Triage of Combat Casualties

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-powered smartphone application developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute that uses vital-sign data from trauma patients to assess their risk of hemorrhage.

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Apr 2, 2024

Military Health System Research Symposium

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The Defense Department's premier scientific meeting, the MHSRS, is a joint symposium that provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, military scientists, academia, and industry to exchange information on research and health care advancements within the areas of Combat Casualty Care, Military ...

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Mar 14, 2024

Spray Foam Cast Developed by U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command Adopted for Rehabilitation Exoskeleton

A prototype SUPORT Self Evacuation Splint is tested with a burdened patient load equivalent to 75 pounds of armor and a weighted pack.  (Photo by Paul Lagasse/Medical Research and Command)

A method for rapidly splinting injured limbs developed with the assistance of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command is being incorporated into the next generation of exoskeletons. This new method aims to help injured warfighters regain their mobility and recover more quickly from their injuries.

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Feb 7, 2024

Military Medical Research Milestones

Military Medical Research Milestones

American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. The efforts and innovations of the military medical research community has advanced the treatments, logistics, procedures, and medications often taken for granted in today’s civilian medical settings. From emergency response to ...

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Dec 12, 2023

Collaboration Leads to Innovation: Joint Inpatient Dialysis Center Opens at Womack Army Medical Center

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Womack Army Medical Center signifying the official opening of the Joint Inpatient Dialysis Center. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Raney, U.S. Army Col. David Zinnante and Marri Fryar cut the ribbon with team members who were dedicated to make the initiative work. Tiffany Wise, retired U.S. Army Maj. Santwon Walker, U.S. Army Col. David De Blasio, Dr. Manpreet Bhutani, Dr. Dinesh Chandra and U.S. Army Maj. Robert Gaeta. (Keisha Frith/Department of Defense)

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Womack Army Medical Center, signifying the official opening of the Joint Inpatient Dialysis Center on Dec. 1, 2023. This collaborative effort between WAMC and Fayetteville North Carolina Veterans Administration Health Care System began in 2018 and came to fruition on June 9, 2023.

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Dec 4, 2023

Fort Campbell Soldiers' Innovation Helps Extremities Rehab for Injured Service Members

Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East, and Director, Defense Health Network East U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Raney tests a simulated M-4 rifle charging handle that attaches to a strength-training machine to simulate real-life tasks for soldiers recovering from traumatic hand and upper extremity injuries. (Photo by Maria Christina Yager/Blanchfield Army Community Hospital)

A simulated M-4 rifle charging handle fashioned by an occupational therapy team at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and refined by Fort Campbell’s EagleWerx Applied Tactical Innovation Center may gain broader use in other military hospitals and clinics after a senior Defense Health Agency official saw it demonstrated.

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Oct 19, 2023

DHA and Veterans Health Administration Collaborate to Innovate, Improve Patient Care

DHA and Veterans Health Administration Collaborate to Innovate, Improve Patient Care

Senior leaders from the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration came together to discuss collaboration and innovation between the two agencies during the first AMSUS sponsored Innovation Symposium: A Collaboration by Innovators from the VHA and the DHA Agency on Sept. 18 in Bethesda.

Article Around MHS
Oct 4, 2023

Stemming the Tide: Navy Medicine and the Egyptian Cholera Epidemic of 1947

Over three months, cholera spread across 2,270 towns and villages in Egypt killing over half of its victims. According to one estimate over 20,000 Egyptians died of cholera. (Graphic by Andre Sobocinski)

On September 21, 1947, a man was admitted to the Al-Qurayn (El Korein) Hospital in Egypt vomiting profusely and suffering severe diarrhea. Within hours, he was dead. The attending physician on duty first suspected food poisoning before 11 additional patients were admitted with identical symptoms. Their diagnosis was cholera, a deadly bacterial disease ...

Last Updated: March 22, 2024
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