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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Jan 11, 2022

Mother, Motivator, Mentor, Marchetta.

Amber Marchetta posing for a picture

Amber Marchetta has served as the youth sports coordinator for Marine Corps Community Services aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan.

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Jan 10, 2022

MCAHC Pharmacist awarded the 2021 Army Pharmacy Leadership and Innovation Award

Dr. Adam Edward Lang

McDonald Army Health Center (MCAHC) Clinical Pharmacist Dr. Adam Edward Lang was recognized with the 2021 Ralph D. Arnolds Pharmacy Award for Pharmacy Leadership and Innovation sponsored by the University of Cincinnati Master's in Pharmacy Leadership Program, held during recent a virtual Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar.

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Jan 7, 2022

Optometry cares for Wyverns in the blink of an eye

Glasses hanging on a wall

The human eye can distinguish approximately 10 million different colors and is made up of more than two million working parts. With that many functioning pieces, maintaining ocular health is imperative.

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Jan 7, 2022

Fort Irwin medical leaders visit local hospitals

Military personnel meeting

Medical leaders from Weed Army Community Hospital toured several high desert hospitals in November and December to strengthen rapport for an enhanced network for Fort Irwin beneficiaries

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Jan 6, 2022

Tackling Concussions: NCAA-DOD CARE Consortium Battles Brain Injuries

Naval Academy football team runs onto the field

Dr. Paul Pasquina and Dr. Terry Rauch recently discussed the NCAA-DOD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium, the largest concussion and repetitive head impact study in history, on the NCAA’s “Social Series.”

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Jan 5, 2022

Giving Another Breath of Hope

Photo of surgical equipment

Two patients, each with metastatic lung cancer, were rushed to Keesler’s Operating Room, struggling to breathe with tumors constricting their airways.

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Jan 4, 2022

Talking Seasonal Affective Disorder

Military personnel staring out of the window

Holiday blues, seasonal depression, and other terms have been used to describe what is now known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and more often than not, many factors play a role on an individual’s ability to be affected by this disorder each year around the holidays.

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