More than arrows, swords, bullets, or bombs, disease has been the biggest killer of soldiers until quite recently. Malaria was not the only illness that shaped the course of history, …
In Iraq and Afghanistan, where improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have often been insurgents’ weapons of choice, the Department of Defense (DoD) estimates that more than 1,600 service members have lost …
The advanced body armor, improved helmets, heavily armored vehicles, and better, faster, closer medical care provided in the past decade of combat in Southwest Asia have made this war unique …
One of the most prevalent yet less publicized areas of combat injury from Iraq and Afghanistan is eye trauma, primarily resulting from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other blasts. According …
With nearly 70 percent of its medical capabilities located in the Reserve component, the U.S. Army is tasked with a critical balancing act to ensure that U.S. warfighters continue to …
A decade of combat in Southwest Asia has placed new and expanded requirements on the military medical community. As is common with most wars, “signature” injuries emerge – in this …
The advances made in military medicine since Sept. 11 – from point-of-injury treatment to lifelong rehabilitation and care – are unequaled in the history of warfare, which has always been a …
The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) is yet another major medical outgrowth of the decade-long war in Southwest Asia. It was created by the U.S. Army Medical Research …
The Association of Army Dentistry (AAD) and Faircount Media Group have signed an agreement to produce a special magazine to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Dental Corps …
Things have come a long way in the military’s approach to mental health issues since Gen. George Patton slapped a “shell-shocked” soldier at the height of World War II – …
