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TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Charleston County, South Carolina, due to Flooding
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Charleston County, South Carolina, may receive emergency prescription refills now through April 22, 2024, due to flooding.
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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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Eye problems can end military careers. Now, there's new study that could launch a better way to screen and track service members' vision heath. See why expanding the current guidelines for routine eye care can help you.
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Groundbreaking innovations at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) are taking spinal surgery to a whole new level. Hear from a surgeon and his patient about the incredible benefits of BAMC's new robotic guidance system.
Like many heroes, he says he and his team were 'just doing our job'. Find out how Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Dominick Vitale's heroic critical care response to a horrific suicide bombing earned him one of the most honorable military decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Sesame Workshop has launched new digital resources for military parents and children that offer simple strategies for mental health and self-care. The resources include videos demonstrating the importance of finding the little wins, being flexible with routines, meal planning and even learning how to be still and quiet.
He wasn’t a Navy doc, nor nurse, or hospital corpsman. Yet on the field of battle, his concern for others saved many a life. Long before retired Chief Boatswain Mate Jerry Irvine was delivering salty quips when receiving medical care at Naval Hospital Bremerton, the grizzled veteran was providing his own type of health care during a bitterly contested combat campaign.
For the Anderson family, protecting their 8-year-old son, Reeve, has proven to be the fight of his lifetime. Reeve, born with Down syndrome, lived as a normal kid until he started to develop curious symptoms. His parents, Shana and Jason, were completely surprised and knew they weren’t normal.
The new Defense Health Agency director pinned on her third star during a ceremony at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Virginia, on Jan. 20, 2023.
Retrospective of Dr. Francis L. O’Donnell’s 11-year tenure as MSMR’s Editor in Chief
This brief report presents United States Coast Guard hospitalization data for fiscal year 2021 and examines its data completeness, as annual Department of Defense data have not included Coast Guard data since 2015, and describes differences in utilization.
The new MSMR Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Andrew Wiesen, a retired Army physician, provides his perspective on the importance of the MSMR and his expectations for its future.
This Historical Perspective discusses catastrophic casualties among U.S. and Japanese forces due to failed supply lines during World War II in the Pacific.
Through coordinated, enterprise-wide efforts synchronized across the Navy and Marine Corps, Navy Medicine will focus on effectiveness in force development and force generation to assure readiness for strategic competition, crisis, and conflict.
Good eyesight is often take for granted, but vision impairment can be the difference between mission success and mission failure. Find out what's happening on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling so airmen in the National Capital Region remain sharply focused on their U.S. Air Force missions.
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week is January 22-28, 2023. Learn why CRNAs like Lt. Jason Balazs use extraordinary precision and focus to support critical mission readiness and their impact on this profession's long history and enduring record of patient safety.
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