Dr. Michael Roy, professor of medicine and deputy director of the military traumatic brain injury initiative at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine to conduct research on the effects of blast exposure among military ...

When Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller famously quipped, “Hit hard, hit fast, hit often,” there’s a good chance he had Marine Corps mortarmen in mind.

The Army has begun baseline cognitive assessments during Initial Entry Training, and all services will follow in the coming months, officials say.

The Defense Department released requirements meant to help manage the risks to brain health from blast overpressure, which can be generated by weapons systems such as howitzers, mortars and shoulder-mounted weapons. The policy memorandum, signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, aligns squarely with the department's warfighter brain health ...

Deputy Secretary of Defense: “The health and wellbeing of our Service members and civilian personnel are crucial to maintaining the U.S. military's status as the most capable and ready fighting force in the world.”

Red Arrow soldiers from the 1-120th Field Artillery Battalion and 1-105th Cavalry Squadron were visited by a team of civilian researchers and Wisconsin National Guard surgeons on April 9, 2024, during their training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to discuss a study to measure blast exposure and evaluate associated effects among soldiers during routine ...

For military members seeking treatment for brain health, therapy options are growing – literally!

The chief of the concussion clinic at Munson Army Health Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, shares his experience diagnosing and treatment traumatic brain injuries in over 20 years of service.

Last year, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness signed policy implementing within the Defense Department and across the military services the requirements laid out under the Brandon Act. 

As a spouse of a service member who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, you may be experiencing a range of emotions. It is important to allow yourself to feel every emotion that surfaces and attend to your own needs. Here are some strategies to consider as you prepare to take on your new role as a caregiver to your spouse.

Aiming to join the Army Medical Service Corps as a pharmacist, Dana Bal graduated and earned her commission in 2008 before being awarded a Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) educational delay to complete pharmacy school. Find out why Bal credits the Army for her success as a Warfighter Brain Health Product Manager, a mom, and a leader.

Find out how the Fort Campbell Intrepid Spirit Center’s Acute Concussion Clinic and Traumatic Brain Injury Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation serves soldiers with traumatic brain Injuries.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is pleased to announce that researchers from the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) will present a groundbreaking study on diagnosing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) taking place Aug. 14-17, 2023 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and ...

Womack Army Medical Center has a 118-vehicle fleet, the third largest in the Defense Health Agency. One of those vehicles does more than get a person or cargo to their destination.

March is Brain Injury awareness month and Bayne-Jones Army Community hospital is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our Soldiers assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.