Oct. 21, 2022

Community Wellness Day at Kimbrough

FORT MEADE, Md. — Kimbrough is holding a Community Wellness Day with a focus on Diabetes Wellness that is open to all eligible Kimbrough-enrolled beneficiaries Saturday, November 5.

Oct. 20, 2022

Time to get your flu vaccine

Fort Hood, Texas — The flu is unpredictable, and the flu season is typically October through May every year, so Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center prepares for the season all year long and is encouraging the community to not take this season lightly and to get the flu vaccine.

Oct. 20, 2022

Giving blood became a lifetime passion to help people

Fort Hood, Texas — With his 2-year-old son, Jacob, in the hospital and needing blood because of a rattle snake bite, Robert Boswell’s blood was iron deficient, and he couldn’t donate. A technician in the Texas National Guard at the time, he had finished a stint in the Navy in the 1960s, served in Vietnam, and moved his family to Texas. “Back then rattlesnakes were everywhere,” Boswell said. When the insurance company sent him the bill, they paid for everything accept the blood the toddler had received.

Oct. 20, 2022

Blood donors recognized for commitment to help others

Fort Hood, Texas — Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and the Robertson Blood Center hosted the annual Blood Donor Recognition Ceremony at the Lone Star Conference Center on Fort Hood, Oct. 14.

Oct. 20, 2022

COMING SOON: New clinic and pharmacy hours

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and its pharmacy will be changing hours, effective Oct. 28 and 31, respectively.

Oct. 19, 2022

Can Your TRICARE Coverage Work With Other Health Insurance?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you a TRICARE beneficiary? Do you have other health care coverage in addition to your TRICARE plan? You may have employer-sponsored coverage or government health care plans. Or perhaps you have purchased additional coverage through private providers. Students may have health care coverage through their school. These additional plans are known as other health insurance (OHI). If you have OHI, it’s important to know how you can use it with TRICARE.

Oct. 17, 2022

PET/CT Scans Now Provided

Fort Bragg, North Carolina — Womack Army Medical Center's Nuclear Medicine Services will now provide PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scans for service members, retirees, and their families, until October 1, 2023. In the past, these services were referred to the network locations outside of Womack. PET/CT scans are used mostly to detect the stages of cancer, the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. WAMC offers this service to create ease and access to patient care. For additional questions, please speak to your provider.

Oct. 14, 2022

Pediatric CCAT mission helps save critically ill child

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A team from Brooke Army Medical Center recently flew to Guam to transport a critically ill boy to

Oct. 14, 2022

NSU students conduct Mental Illness Week presentation at BJACH

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted Northwestern State University nursing students for a Mental Illness Awareness Week health promotions display on Oct. 6 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Oct. 14, 2022

Proper nutrition can fuel performance and boost readiness for Camp Lejeune operational forces

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Proper nutrition is one of the key elements of good physical and mental health. So how does one sort through the overabundance of information to know what is healthy and effective? A dietitian can help get you started.