Military Medicine

PGA Golf Pro Trey Hansen prepares for a golf tournament.

Limbs for Life Foundation (SPONSORED)

On average, 507 people lose a limb each day in the U.S. Moving on from loss of a limb can …

The March 6, 2018, issue of JAMA included a report of a long-term study that suggested the risks of opioid pain therapy – including side effects and addiction – outweighed the benefits. Roughly 10 percent of substance use disorder-positive veterans receive any kind of treatment.

VA Research: Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

Substance use disorder (SUD) – a pattern of using alcohol, drugs or other psychoactive substances that results in health issues …

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron prepares to infill a joint special operations team of Air Force Special Tactics and U.S. Army Special Forces operators during a capabilities demonstration for Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Eglin Range Complex, Florida, May 3, 2018. Special Tactics operators are U.S. Special Operations Command’s tactical air and ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force to enable global access, precision strike and personnel recovery operations.

USSOCOM Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

By U.S. Special Operations Command

SOF AT&L is divided into eight program executive offices (PEO) and four directorates. The PEOS are Command, Control, Communications, and …

The U.S. Army STARRS Study found major depression to be five times higher among active-duty service members compared to civilians

VA Research: Depression

By Craig Collins

According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, more than 15 million American adults suffer at least one major depressive …

Interview: Major General Barbara R. Holcomb

By Rhonda Carpenter (Editor)

MAJOR GENERAL BARBARA R. HOLCOMB is a 1987 Distinguished Military Graduate of Seattle University Army ROTC where she earned a …

Capt. Katie Barnack (left), an emergency room nurse, and Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, a trauma surgeon, both deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, demonstrate the T6 Health System, which is in trial phase at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30, 2019. The T6 mobile device application is a high-resolution, digital documentation system that may be used to replace some paper records and streamline patient care processes. U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant

DOD and VA Nursing Techniques and Technologies

By Gail Gourley

In answering the question “What is Nursing?” on the American Nurses Association website, it states: “21st Century nursing is the …

U.S. Military and Veterans Affairs Nursing History

By Craig Collins

Military Nursing History

U.S. nurses (mostly males in the first century-and-a-half) have aided sick and wounded warfighters on the battlefield …

Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook 2019 Spring Edition Cover Image

Digital Edition: Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook 2019 Spring Edition

By Defense Media Network

Just released: Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine 2019 Spring Edition magazine for medical professionals, veterans, lawmakers, and interested readers.

Containing …

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Siler, 492nd Special Operations Support Squadron chief of intelligence training, and his wife Katherine, hold their daughter. Siler advises fellow Airmen who are experiencing symptoms of an invisible wound to get the help needed to get back to the fight. Courtesy photo

Captain Joseph Siler’s Battle Against PTSD

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

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

By U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to provide the best mental health care access possible, …

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