Article Jul 3, 2023 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Performs Historic First Single-Port Robotic Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center unveiled its new single-port robotic surgical system, becoming the first Department of Defense facility and the first military hospital in the National Capital Region to use the newly Food and Drug Administration approved medical device. Recommended Content Research & Innovation National Capital Region
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Article Jan 10, 2023 “Call for Abstracts” Opens for 2023 MHS Research Symposium Preparations for the 2023 MHSRS are currently underway! Learn how you can qualify to present at the DOD's premier scientific meeting for the unique medical needs of the warfighter. (Deadline for abstracts: Feb. 19th) Recommended Content Research & Innovation Military Health System Research Symposium
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Article Dec 29, 2022 Whole Genome Sequencing at Tripler Army Medical Center The third installment in a 6-part series highlighting the efforts of the Military Health System laboratories and the technicians who worked to identify COVID-19 variants using special sequencing technology. Recommended Content COVID-19 Research & Innovation Clinical Investigations Program Branch
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