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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Feb 16, 2022
Across the United States, African Americans represent only two percent of all practicing physicians and 2.6 percent of dentists—despite comprising13 percent of the country.
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Feb 16, 2022
Col. Jennifer Gurney, a surgeon with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at the Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, says that her reason to continue her 20-year career is to help build the training and standards it takes to maintain Soldier readiness on the battlefield.
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Feb 15, 2022
Advances in dental technology are improving care and increasing the number of patients willing to get treatment when needed.
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Feb 15, 2022
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
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Feb 15, 2022
Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi celebrated the launch of the next-generation electronic health record system – MHS GENESIS, with ceremonious flipping of the switch on the clinic’s quarterdeck Feb. 4.
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Feb 14, 2022
Thousands of service members have been supporting civilian hospitals with testing, vaccinations and treatment of seriously ill patients.
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Feb 14, 2022
The Army Comprehensive Body Composition Study made its way to Fort Lee Feb. 5, beginning an 6-day effort to collect data that could one day support policy changes to the Army Body Composition Program.
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Feb 11, 2022
Doctors say women sometimes fail to recognize their unique warnings signs for heart problems.
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Feb 11, 2022
While millions watch NFL players battle it out in the Super Bowl, the real MVPs on Sunday will be chicken wings—more than 1 billion will be consumed before, during and after the game! Whether you bake, roast, fry or order in your chicken wings, don’t forget the four food safety steps that night.
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Feb 11, 2022
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is helping to protect the operational force by distributing several new therapeutic options that help to lessen the symptoms of mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 and keep Soldiers, their families and beneficiaries out of the hospital.
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Feb 11, 2022
U.S. Army Reserve combat medics assigned to 444th Medical Company, Ground Ambulance Unit from Beaver, West Virginia, participated in Exercise Allied Spirit 22 in the Joint Multinational Readiness Center training area near Hohenfels, Germany in late Jan.
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Feb 10, 2022
Here are some USDA food safety tips to enjoy a safe Super Bowl Sunday.
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Feb 10, 2022
Helping service members – especially aviators – see clearly without glasses is key to military readiness.
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Feb 10, 2022
A team composed of U.S. Navy medical personnel and civilian technicians based out of the Naval Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, assembled during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 to study the short and long-term effects that the virus has on Marines.
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Feb 9, 2022
Forward-deployed service members don’t always have the luxury of optimal sleep. But good strategies to manage sleep loss can help mitigate the impact on performance and readiness.
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