Feb. 4, 2026

Walter’s Way: Results Highlight Benefits of Proactive Scheduling Model

BETHESDA, Md. — Months after proactive booking was introduced at Walter Reed National Medical Military Center, early results show the approach is improving how specialty care referrals are processed, scheduled and managed across multiple departments.

Feb. 3, 2026

Army’s newest physician assistants finish demanding medical program

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s Phase Two Interservice Physician Assistant Program celebrated the achievements of three Soldiers during the Class 23-3 graduation ceremony Jan. 30.

Feb. 2, 2026

Medical Readiness Starts with the Heart

Fort Benning, Ga. — Medical readiness begins long before a unit receives deployment orders. It starts with the health of the individual soldier — and at its center is the heart.

Jan. 30, 2026

Nurse receives prestigious WBAMC award.

WBAMC, Fort Bliss, Tx. — A vascular access registered nurse at William Beaumont Army Medical Center was awarded the Light The Way Award on January 15, 2026, for her dedicated patient care.

Jan. 30, 2026

Silver Caduceus Society builds Medical Service Corps leaders at Fort Polk

FORT POLK, La. — The Fort Polk Silver Caduceus Society held its first formal professional development gathering of 2026 on Jan. 28, bringing together Medical Service Corps officers to strengthen leadership, professional growth and cross-discipline collaboration across the installation.

Jan. 29, 2026

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Spearheads "Stop the Bleed" Training as a Level II Trauma Center.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of death resulting from injury. In the critical moments after a traumatic injury, any bystander can become a lifeline. That is the core principle behind the "Stop the Bleed" training initiatives being provided by Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) trauma center personnel.

Jan. 29, 2026

Camp Lejeune Sailors conduct skill sustainment at Naval Medical Center

Camp Lejeune — Sailors stationed with Marine Corps units are ensuring skills remain sharp through sustainment training courses. Twenty-eight hospital corpsmen with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion attended training on Jan. 22, 2026. The course focused on lifesaving medical techniques to ensure efficiency and efficacy when on the front lines.

Jan. 29, 2026

Check out the new TRICARE Dental Program premiums starting March 1

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program? You should know that new premium rates will be in effect March 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027. Take a look and find the premium rate you’ll be paying in the coming coverage year.

Jan. 29, 2026

Combat Casualty Care Technology Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for the “AI-GUIDE”

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The Defense Health Agency marked a major milestone in battlefield medicine after the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the AI-GUIDE system, an AI-enabled robotic ultrasound device developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Designed for austere and high-stress environments, AI-GUIDE helps frontline medical personnel rapidly and accurately establish vascular access, a critical capability in treating noncompressible torso hemorrhage, a leading cause of preventable combat deaths. The achievement reflects close collaboration among the DHA, 59th Medical Wing, 959th Medical Group, Brooke Army Medical Center, and MIT researchers to accelerate life-saving innovation for warfighters.

Jan. 28, 2026

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Walter Reed Has the Treatment

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States. It is an umbrella term for diseases characterized by a common end state of optic nerve loss. Optic nerve fibers create a “highway,” sending visual input from the eye to the brain and when “lanes” on the highway close, you get glaucoma. The disease usually starts by closing the highway’s outer lanes, leading to loss of peripheral vision. Over time, it can work its way toward the center lane, causing permanent loss of the center of the visual field.