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Mother's Day a chance to highlight care in the Military Health System

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5/8/2019
The Nunns with daughter Sabella and son Gideon. (Courtesy file photo)

The Military Health System helps deliver more than 100,000 babies each year

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Wreath-laying ceremony marks start of National Nurses Week

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5/7/2019
The MHS wreath presented at the beginning of National Nurses Week at the 3rd annual wreath laying ceremony stands against the stained-glass backdrop of Tiffany Circle Hall at the American Red Cross headquarters, Washington, D.C. (MHS photo)

Third annual event honors military, civilian nurses

Preteens, teens target audience for HPV vaccine

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4/29/2019
Students from the Oceanside Unified School District enjoy team-building and mentoring activities at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Health care experts recommend the HPV vaccine for preteens and teens to protect against human papillomavirus, which is linked to several types of cancer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Inoculation has 'huge potential' to reduce cancer cases

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Developing female physicians as clinicians and leaders

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4/10/2019
Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, DHA director, interacts with attendees of the Female Physician Leadership Course during a presentation April 1, 2019. (MHS photo)

Experience shared by Bono, other senior leaders over three days

Breaking the pain cycle

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4/9/2019
Ashley Blake, an acupuncture nurse at Naval Hospital Pensacola’s Pain Management Clinic, treats a patient with Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA), one of many opioid alternatives offered at many treatment facilities in the Military Health System. BFA consists of inserting five tiny and sterile 2 mm needles into specific points of the ear where they can remain for up to three days. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brannon Deugan)

Live in agony or risk addiction? MHS pain management initiatives offer options

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Is exercise that’s too intensive resulting in your angina?

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4/8/2019
Navy Hospitalman Kiana Bartonsmith checks a patient’s heart rate at Naval Branch Health Clinic Kings Bay in Georgia, one of Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s six health care facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel)

Angina is experienced as a feeling of tightness or pressure in the chest that can also radiate out to your neck, jaw, back or shoulders

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Measles vaccine protects against potentially serious illness

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4/4/2019
A Salvadoran nurse vaccinates a baby during a Task Force Northstar mission in El Salvador to provide medical care and other humanitarian and civic assistance. The mission involved U.S. military personnel working alongside their Brazilian, Canadian, Chilean, and Salvadoran counterparts. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kim Browne)

387 cases to date among civilian population

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Emerging technology improves ability to see ‘invisible’ wounds

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3/29/2019
As well as providing high-resolution clinical imaging capabilities, the 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner used at the NICoE provides researchers access to cutting-edge image acquisition methods, such as multiband diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and echo planar imaging (EPI) sequences. (Photo courtesy of NICoE)

Ultimate goal is better understanding, quality of life for warfighters

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Eat well, live well

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3/20/2019
From left, Air Force Capt. Abigail Schutz, 39th Medical Operations Squadron health promotions element chief, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Mancini, 39th MDOS health promotions technician, and Tech. Sgt. Brian Phillips, 39th MDOS health promotions flight NCO in charge, pose for a photo at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Learning about proper nutrition can help service members stay healthy and ensure they’re in optimal warfighting shape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Wisher)

Fad diets come and go, but basic nutrition has staying power

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Mobile app aids ‘truly informed’ contraception conversations between patients, providers

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3/11/2019
A new app provides information about contraception with the goal of helping patients make informed decisions with their providers. The app includes a module to address the unique needs of servicewomen around deployment. (Photo by Sgt. Barry St. Clair)

Decide + Be Ready, an app that provides information on contraception for men and women, is designed to help patients make informed decisions with their providers. The app also includes a module to address the unique needs of service women around deployment and duties.

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Sudden cardiac death in young athletes

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3/7/2019
High school basketball requires skill and rigorous training. In rare but highly publicized cases, it can also bring cardiac issues to the surface. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Gannon)

Sudden cardiac events can occur in seemingly healthy young people in their teens or twenties, including young servicemembers

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Too much pressure: Hypertension a leading cause of heart disease

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3/5/2019
Navy Lt. Xin Wu, a nurse from Expeditionary Medical Facility Bethesda in Maryland, checks a patient's blood pressure at a health care clinic set up by the Air Guard and Navy Reserve at a high school in Beattyville, Kentucky. The clinic was part of a mission to train military medical personnel while offering free health care to Eastern Kentucky residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

Healthy lifestyle now can help prevent disorder later

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Military health leaders take part in inaugural American Red Cross Advanced Life Support class

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3/4/2019
“It was important to me to have firsthand knowledge of the American Red Cross curriculum we’ll be rolling out to the rest of the MHS,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Sharon Bannister, Deputy Assistant Director for Education and Training. Bannister said being able to train and test alongside students in their third year of medical school was one of the best parts of the day. (MHS photo)

The transition to the American Red Cross Resuscitation Suite officially began October 1, 2018

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Defense Health Agency leaders dominant at annual conference

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2/28/2019
Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, assistant director for the Defense Health Agency's Combat Support Agency, speaks during this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Conference and Exhibition. The annual HIMSS event was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. (MHS photo)

HIMSS 19 draws more than 45,000 people globally

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The eyes have it: Seven tips for maintaining vision

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2/25/2019
Army Reserve Spc. Brianne Coots performs an exam during a readiness training event in 2018 at Kea’au, Hawaii. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez)

Most eye injuries are preventable, experts say

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