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Update: Measles Cases on the Rise in the U.S.: Recognize the Symptoms and Protect Your Family

July 11, 2025

As of July 8, there have been 1,288 confirmed cases of the measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Myna Shegog (right), Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center sexual assault nurse examiner, and Kurt Uebersax (left), KJU Productions LLC owner, observe a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) scene rehearsal at Lovell FHCC for a Navy training video.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam Enhances Forensic Healthcare Expertise in the Pacific

July 09, 2025

USNH Guam's Forensic Healthcare Program kicked off 2025 by hosting Allyson Cordoni for a week of intensive simulations and training.


The blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, carries Lyme disease and now also carries the risk of co-infecting their victims with babesiosis.

Babesiosis, Lyme Disease Emerging Co-Infection Threat from Deer Ticks in Maryland

July 09, 2025

The blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, carries Lyme disease and now also carries the risk of co-infecting their victims with babesiosis.


Capt. C. Ian Davis, third from left, deputy chief of the Applied Diagnostics Branch at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, poses for a group photo during Exercise African Lion 2025 with Dr. Stephanie Cinkovich, fourth from left, the Defense Health Agency’s military health surveillance activities integrator, and members of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research biosurveillance team Spc. Jorge Campos, left, Maj. Luis Pow Sang, Maj. John Eads, and Staff Sgt. Brenda Hawkins. USAMRIID and WRAIR teamed up to perform biosurveillance during the multinational training exercise, which took place in Morocco May 7-19, 2025.

USAMRIID Demonstrates Advanced Biosurveillance Capabilities at African Lion 2025

July 09, 2025

USAMRIID recently demonstrated its ability to rapidly deploy comprehensive biosurveillance overseas as part of AFRICOM's largest annual joint exercise.


U.S. Naval Hospital Rota’s Surgical Services team were recently presented the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Go Clear Award, marking a historic achievement as the first Military Treatment Facility (MTF) in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) to earn this prestigious national certification for eliminating surgical smoke in operating rooms. (U.S. Navy Photo Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)

Surgical smoke elimination boosts warfighter medical readiness across military medicine overseas

July 09, 2025

U.S. Naval Hospital Rota’s Surgical Services team is the first MTF to receive the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Go Clear Award.


The mission of the Army Veterinary Corps goes beyond taking care of animals. Its expertise plays a vital role in ensuring food safety and public health protection across the Department of Defense. Specialized Medical Detachment (Veterinary Service Support) teams, or MDVSSs, evaluate food safety in the field and at military bases. (Defense Health Agency-Public Health graphic illustration by Michelle Phillips)

Army mission enables warfighters to focus on being ‘G.I. Joe,’ without threat of ‘GI Flow’

July 09, 2025

The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps is working hard to make sure that food is safe to eat, whether in the field or at the installation dining facility.


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Q&A: Getting TRICARE for Your Newborn Baby

July 08, 2025

To get TRICARE for a new baby, the first thing you should do is register your child in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.


Walter Reed's Director of Nursing Services, U.S. Army Col. Wendy Woodall recently received the 2025 Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee Army Nurse of the Year Award for "expert clinical practice, effective leadership, and a commitment to the advancing the science of nursing."

Walter Reed nursing director named Army Nurse of the Year

July 07, 2025

U.S. Army Col. Wendy Woodall, Walter Reed’s Director for Nursing Services and Chief Nursing Officer, received the Outstanding Army Nurse of the Year Award


Sgt. Eduardo Morales, left, the assistant NCO in charge of the EACH Optometry Clinic, trains Air Force Tech. Sgt. Crystal Walker, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Devllin Clevenger on proper use of an auto refractor, which is used to test eye pressure and detect eye prescriptions for patients.

EACH provides medical skills training for Air Force Reservists

July 03, 2025

EACH provides medical skills training for 18 Air Force Reservists in their specialties in a variety of hospital areas.


 Brigadier General Ralph Rizzo, Commander Aaron Moody, Captain Anja Dabelic, Rear Admiral Robert Hawkins, Colonel Garth Burnett, and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Miles pose for a photo during the Camp Geiger SMART clinic ribbon-cutting ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River on July 2, 2025. The state-of-the-art Human Performance Center/SMART Clinic integrates sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, and allied health professionals in a environment focused on returning injured School of Infantry-East students to full mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist second class Justin Woods)

Camp Geiger SMART Clinic elevates warfighter readiness

July 02, 2025

The SMART Clinic and Human Performance Center focuses on returning injured School of Infantry-East students to full mission readiness.


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