FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in five Mississippi counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through May 24, 2024, due to storm damage.

Health informaticists play a vital part in enhancing military health care. “The role of the health informaticist is to bridge the gap between the activities of health care and the capabilities of technology,” said U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Thomas J. Cantilina, chief health informatics officer for the Defense Health Agency.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 500,000 people in the U.S. have a serious allergic condition called alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, also known as the red-meat allergy or tick-bite meat allergy.

Hearing problems—such as hearing loss and tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ears—are the leading conditions for service-connected disability compensation. To prevent these conditions, the military requires routine hearing readiness testing which has been limited by the use of specialized booths. To increase testing ability, military audiology ...

New TRICARE contracts, known as T-5, will start on Jan. 1, 2025. The new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in the United States.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE has expanded the number of Oklahoma counties in which TRICARE beneficiaries may receive emergency prescription refills due to storm damage.

With a history marked by risk-taking and adventure, Trevor Wallace, a U.S. Coast Guard ensign and medical student in the Uniformed Services University Hebert School of Medicine class of 2027, acknowledges that his journey has been far from ordinary.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE has expanded the number of Florida counties in which TRICARE beneficiaries may receive emergency prescription refills due to storm damage.

Serving in the military is an experience which encourages and enhances enlightenment, courage, growth, and versatility. It is a space where individuality can see to be suppressed. A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman shares her experience balancing her military career and personal life.

Behavioral Health leaders from Defense Health Network East and Military Readiness Command East gathered here to share best practices and highlight new programs that can improve care.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Sumner County, Tennessee, may receive emergency prescription refills now through May 19, 2024, due to storm damage. This is in addition to Claiborne, Jackson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, and Stewart counties.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 12 Florida counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through May 20, 2024, due to storm damage.

Womack Army Medical Center earned an "A" grade from the Leapfrog Group in the most recent Leapfrog ratings. The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization, assigns Womack Army Medical Center to hospitals across the United States.

The William Beaumont Army Medical Center pharmacy reduced their patient wait times down to an average of 10 minutes over the last couple of years using a mix of automation and face to face interaction.

At Naval Hospital Rota, staff within the Directorate of Nursing Services recently recognized the one-year anniversary of the merger of its Maternal Child Infant and Multi-Service Ward inpatient units.