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Prosthetics: State of the Art and Beyond

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In the past few years, increased funding and effort have gone into pushing the boundaries of the possible, of going beyond even the most advanced traditional prosthetics to technologies that …

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Your Permanent (Electronic) Record EHRs, VLERs, VISTA, AHLTA, and the digitizing of health care

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Electronic health records (EHRs) have become a primary tool in improving the delivery of health care to military service members and veterans in the past decade. Now, from the moment …

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Skin-Graft Surgery

The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM)

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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 …

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VA construction of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center using ARRA funds

The VA and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

By January of 2011, the parking lots at the 285-bed VA Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. – the flagship of a Southern Arizona VA Health Care System that serves more …

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TMT has produced two investigational new drugs (INDs) against Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fever viruses; these will provide a first-of-a-kind capability as there are currently no therapeutics. The FDA accepted these INDs for entry into human safety trials and they are proof-of-process for a versatile drug development platform capable of generating therapeutics within days. Photo courtesy of the Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative Program Office.

Preparing for the Unthinkable Transformational Medical Technologies

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Mission

Protect the warfighter from emerging and genetically engineered biological threats by providing a novel response capability, from identification of pathogens to the development of medical countermeasures.

Vision

To protect …

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U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Casey Tibbs runs with a teammate on the track at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Calif., July 15, 2008, to prepare himself for his Paralympics events at the Beijing Olympics. Tibbs represented the United States in several events, including shotput, discus, and long jump during the 2008 Olympic games. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Brandenburg.

Prosthetics A revolution in the state of the art

War has been described as representing the absolute worst in humanity. At the same time, throughout history, it has been the engine for some of the most beneficial advances in …

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Nita Hargrove enters her daughter's information into the Automated Prescription Machine (APM) at Reynolds Army Community Hospital. The APM is available 24 hours a day to pick up refills. Pharmacy automation is reducing costs while increasing efficiency and patient safety. Photo courtesy of Courtney Griggs, Fort Sill Cannoneer.

eMedicine New and evolving information technologies are transforming military medicine

Rapid advances in technology during the past two decades have combined with Defense Department and Veterans Affairs efforts to modernize health care delivery to a point where both are now …

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Col. Jeffery Haun, commander of the 14th Combat Support Hospital, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan (center) reviews medical data on the MC4 system with providers. Photo courtesy of MC4 PAO.

Better Treatment Through Technology

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The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operate the two largest health care systems in the United States. The DoD maintains 63 hospitals and 826 …

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