After a routine mammogram last March, a radiologist informed a Munson Army Health Center nurse that they found a mass in the breast tissue and ordered diagnostic imaging. Ultimately, results from a biopsy confirmed cancer.

On a crisp October morning in Fairbanks, Alaska, road conditions quickly transformed into a hazardous landscape of black ice. A senior noncommissioned officer in charge of medical administration at the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, was thrust into a lifesaving situation while en route to Eielson Air Force Base on October 16, 2024. 

U.S. Army Col. Ryan Bible never saw himself being a Department of Defense health care and training leader—just as he didn’t predict much of his military career.

Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency MHS GENESIS experts continue to improve the federal electronic health records system for patients and national health care.

The fall and winter months bring an increased risk of respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus. Getting your flu shot is an easy way to help ward off illness. The vaccine lowers your chance of getting sick, going to the hospital, or even dying from the flu.

With TRICARE, you have access to a wide range of preventive care specific to your needs. For women, this includes comprehensive services like an annual well-woman exam.

Eye protection worn while at work and off-duty guards against life-altering vision injuries.

For Jennifer Hartman, losing her child was the single most traumatic thing in her life. Thanks to the annual Walk to Remember event at Womack Army Medical Center, she is better able to deal with her grief and make the load a little lighter.

Navy Medicine Training Support Command Detachment Camp Lejeune is developing tactically proficient, combat-credible medical forces by providing quality training programs that support the Defense Health Agency and Navy Medicine mission.

The Defense Health Agency today announced TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in 16 Florida counties may see any provider without a referral from their primary care manager through Oct. 18, 2024, due to hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Civilian and military panelists participate in the Association of the United States Army's Military Family Forum for Transforming Combat-Ready Care at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

As a civilian, Quintis Reese is a consultant and researcher in the medical field in Gaithersburg, Maryland. As a reservist, U.S. Army Sgt. Reese is a medical lab specialist with sixteen years of traveling around the world. His next deployment would be his very last. “I was attached to a unit in Aurora, Colorado, the 793rd. They needed a medical lab ...

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Tennessee may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 20, 2024, due to Hurricane Helene.

The Defense Health Agency announced that temporary prescription refill waivers have been expanded and extended for Florida due to hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in North Carolina may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 20, 2024, due to Hurricane Helene.