Nov. 15, 2022

BAMC ranks among top hospitals in nation for surgical care

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center was recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical

Nov. 15, 2022

Walk-in Contraceptive Services Required at Hospitals and Clinics

FALLS Church, Va. — The Defense Health Agency is expanding walk-in contraceptive care services to improve reproductive health services. These services include same-day access with no appointment or referral needed.

Nov. 15, 2022

Offutt’s first responders come to the rescue

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — On a cool winter morning in December, some of Offutt Air Force Base's first responders had no idea their lives would turn from ordinary to them becoming heroes.

Nov. 15, 2022

ACC medics support deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — ACC has deployed 88 medics from 5 bases across the command to work alongside other military departments and federal agencies as a part of the nation’s pandemic response.

Nov. 15, 2022

Offutt personnel compete in body composition challenge

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — After the holiday season, it is not unusual for many Americans to become more body conscious. This often leads to New Year’s resolutions to become healthier and improve their fitness.

Nov. 15, 2022

Identical twin doctors serve together at Offutt AFB

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Visitors to the 55th Medical Group’s Women’s Health Clinic at Offutt Air Force Base may think they’re seeing double. Doctors Vinay and Vijay Setty are identical twins who serve as OB-GYN doctors.

Nov. 9, 2022

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville and its training units earn Navy Surgeon General Blue H Health Promotion and Wellness award

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville, and its training units, have earned the Navy Surgeon General's Blue H — Health Promotion and Wellness Award for 2021.

Nov. 8, 2022

Facility Dogs Promotion and Commissioning Ceremony at WRNMMC, October 18, 2022

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — A promotion and commissioning ceremony for the Facility Dog Program and Nurse Officer Corps at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) took place at the flagpole in front of Building 1 (The Tower), Oct. 18.

Nov. 8, 2022

Murtha Cancer Center’s Lecture Focuses on Multiple Myeloma

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently hosted the multiple myeloma (MM) lecture, which featured guest speaker Dr. Luciano Costa, professor of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Nov. 8, 2022

Murtha Cancer Center Hosts 2022 Breast Cancer Summit

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) hosted its 2022 Breast Cancer Summit virtually Oct. 26. The summit is held annually during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 as a collaborative effort between several organizations to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer research, as well as increase early detection of the disease by encouraging women to have mammograms.