Program Offers Paid Training for Unemployed Veterans
By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service - WASHINGTON – Unemployed veterans ages 35 to 60 can apply for up to 12 months of paid training through a…
Public Health promotes education during STD Awareness Month
By Katherine Rosario, IACH Public Affairs - When Capt. Adam Smith* started getting body aches and a high temperature earlier this year he thought he was experiencing the…
VA Halts Copayment For Telehealth Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs has put an end to copayments for veterans receiving care via video conferencing, according to a VA news release. “Clinical Video Telehealth,” as…
TRICARE Increases Opposed – House & Senate May Split on TRICARE Fee Hikes
by Tom Philpott - The House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration new authority it sought to phase in higher TRICARE…
VA Disability Claims Backlog Pushes 900,000
BY BOB BREWIN – The Veterans Affairs Department faces a “staggering” backlog of 897,566 disability claims with more than 65 percent pending for more than 125 days, a problem compounded by…
MetLife Begins TRICARE Dental Program Partnership
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Starting May 1, 2012, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc. (MetLife) is the new TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) contractor, providing dental benefits for more than…
TRICARE Increases Opposed – House & Senate May Split on TRICARE Fee Hikes
by Tom Philpott - The House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration new authority it sought to phase in higher TRICARE…
TRICARE Beneficiaries Have Several Pharmacy Options
By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – Despite questions about whether the Walgreens pharmacy chain will continue as a TRICARE provider, beneficiaries will have several options…
VA Extends Deadlines For Undiagnosed Gulf War Illnesses
By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON – Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs extended the deadline Thursday for Iraq veterans with unexplained illnesses to qualify for compensation and…
TRICARE Young Adult Prime Option Available Jan. 1
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) Prime option is available for purchase on Dec. 1, 2011, with coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2012. TYA Prime will…
Drug take back day scores early success
By Capt. Amy Wong – 60th DIAGNOSTIC and THERAPEUTICS SQUADRON (David Grant USAF Medical Center)…
DGMC SCIENTISTS SNARE HALF OF SAFMLS AWARDS
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,Calif.– The Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists recently announced its…
Keesler dentist wins award at ‘Hinman’ meeting
by Steve Pivnick, 81st Medical Group Public Affairs - KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – A member of the…
Keesler Medics join Bataan Memorial March
by Steve Pivnick, 81st Medical Group Public Affairs - KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – Four “Dragon Medics” and…
Archive Search Report Details Past Field Testing of Herbicides at Fort Detrick
(Fort Detrick, Md.)- The Army released a final Archive Search Report of the outdoor testing…
NMCSD Speech Clinic Celebrates 40 Years of Service
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Tounzen, Naval Medical Center San Diego Public Affairs…
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy
SAN DIEGO – Navy Medicine West Command Master Chief Yenhung Duberek speaks with Hospital Corpsman…
U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka XO receives the University of San Diego (USD) Hughes Medallion for career achievement
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Executive Officer, Capt. Jacqueline Rychnovsky receives the University of…
Naval Medical Center San Diego Holds 27th Annual Academic Research Competition
SAN DIEGO - Commander, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Rear Adm. C. Forrest FaisonIII,…
