Welcome to "Ask the Doc", the Military Health System's own health care advice column. Here, you'll find answers to questions on an array of subjects and concerns from military doctors, nurses, specialists and personnel who know them best.
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Mar 6, 2024
Readiness is measured in more than just physical fitness and medical status. Through Total Force Fitness, we’re going to talk about other areas in your life – like social, spiritual, environmental, and financial – to make sure you and your community are ready for you to do your job.
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Feb 15, 2024
Munson Army Health Center leadership recently served on an Army Quality of Life Panel, along with other installation leaders, fielding questions and sharing information with Soldiers and family members from the U.S. Army Corrections Brigade, one of the largest tenant organizations on post.
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Feb 14, 2024
Dr. Dustin Schleif is a physician in the Urgent Care Clinic at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore since the department reopened in the fall of 2017. He came to the Central Valley while completing the rural track for Loma Linda University’s Family Medicine residency program.
Article
Feb 7, 2024
U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr). Kelly Elmore, an OB/GYN, talks about pregnancy and postpartum resources within the Military Health System as we Ask the Doc.
Article Around MHS
Jan 29, 2024
In a deployed environment, medical services surface as the guardians of readiness. Beyond healing wounds, these services fortify the resilience of forces and are a critical component in military preparedness. That’s why a team comprised of dental and optometry specialists traveled to provide dental and optometry care for service members within the U.S ...
Article
Jan 26, 2024
Our expert, U.S. Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Peter Armanas, explains why you are asked personal questions about your physical and mental health at doctors’ appointments.
Article
Jan 25, 2024
Our experts weigh in on new blood donation eligibility, what you can do if you can’t donate blood, and how your actions save lives.
Article
Jan 5, 2024
The Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application worked for what we needed back in 2002. Since then, technology and requirements have changed significantly—and the platform could not keep up. When the Department of Defense set out to replace AHLTA and the other legacy EHR systems, the primary requirement was two-fold: first, patient safety ...
Article
Nov 22, 2023
In this edition of Ask the Doc, we get expert advice from retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, on ways to address mental health concerns when you, ...
Article
Nov 15, 2023
Our expert answers questions about mammograms and breast health in Ask the Doc.
Article
Nov 7, 2023
Moving is a major part of military life, and it can be hard to start over again in a new location. Many wounded warriors, their family members, and caregivers face the same issue. Here are resources to help you settle in.
Article Around MHS
Oct 26, 2023
In February 2007, the Department of Defense originally launched the YouCanQuit2 educational campaign, now aligned with the Defense Health Agency, with the mission of helping service members and their loved ones quit tobacco.
Article
Sep 20, 2023
Dr. Margaret Ryan, Medical Director of the Defense Health Agency’s Immunization Health Division Pacific Region office, is a vaccine expert with a background in preventive medicine and infectious disease. She answers questions about HPV and HPV vaccination.
Article
Aug 1, 2023
This article presents the 2022 results of the active surveillance program for acute respiratory disease and Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus conducted by the Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen at the four Army installations responsible for basic combat training or one-station unit training. This ARD surveillance program rapidly monitors, ...
Article
Jun 22, 2023
Lifestyle changes through performance medicine practices can help you live longer and be healthier.
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Last Updated: August 17, 2021