Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency tracked more than 500 transports from the front lines to hospitals of simulated casualties during the computer exercise Operation Austere Challenge 2024, March 4–14. Austere Challenge is an annual classified exercise in response to a fictional military crisis. It is run by the […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency By V. Hauschild, MPH, Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen More than 20 years ago, military public health scientists warned that service members had higher rates of certain sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, than U.S. civilians. The military’s higher risk of STD was reportedly due to aspects of […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency is seeking solutions to change the care model and create a new value equation for military medicine. DHA is partnering with Defense Innovation Unit to solicit industry expertise and new ideas. The focus will be organized across three lines of effort: • […]
Story by Kathryne Gest Public Health Command – Pacific HONOLULU – At the intersection of military global health and veterinary medicine, collaboration and innovation are paramount. This was illustrated at the inaugural Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, Indo-Pacific (VOHIMS, IP) held recently. This symposium marked a significant milestone for the Indo-Pacific region’s approach to […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-powered smartphone application developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute that uses vital-sign data from trauma patients to assess their risk […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, catching cancer early is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your loved ones from cancer. That’s where routine cancer screenings come in. Screening tests can find many common cancers before they cause symptoms. “Finding […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Military pharmacies have returned to normal operations after a cyberattack in February. This attack was on the nation’s largest commercial prescription processor, Change Healthcare (CHC). On Feb. 21, CHC disconnected its systems due to a breach in their network. This outage temporarily prevented affected military pharmacies […]