Military Medicine
Captain Joseph Siler’s Battle Against PTSD
The news story shows a drone operation-the screen lights ups with a flash, followed by the crumbling of a building. …
VA Ensures Veterans Have Access To Same-Day Emergency Mental Health Care
As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to provide the best mental health care access possible, …
Health Care Transition Looks to Improve Processes for Wartime Missions, Beneficiaries
Since 2001, the military medical establishment has learned much about caring for trauma.
Many American service members alive today who …
Wounded Warrior to USAFSAM: ‘You Are Our Angels’
By Bryan Ripple , 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
In 2005, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat was …
DOD and VA Hosting Joint Conference on Strategies to Prevent Suicide
This week the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) announced that they have again …
Precision Health Initiative Brings Genetic Testing to Veterans
Today, VA announced that, as part of an innovative partnership, VA and Sanford Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit …
First Red Cross Advanced Resuscitation Courses Taught to Military Medical Students
The American Red Cross continues to build momentum after announcing its market entry for resuscitation education last month by facilitating …
VA Research: Drug-resistant Infectious Diseases
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) infectious disease research program is all encompassing, involving fundamental investigations of what makes a …
Education and Advancement the VHA Way
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has created a number of programs to assist its employees with further education and future …
Wearable Technology: On the Threshold of Clinical Care
It’s a strange-sounding name for a medical outfit, but the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit is just that: a unit that …