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  • Red Cross award serves as solemn reminder

    Test pilots are no strangers to tragedy. Few other careers subject men and women to such risk while expecting them to fly in such an exacting manner and to recover in a moment's notice from anything that may go wrong in midair.But while tragedy was not in the forefront of Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos'

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • Laughlin aids Kinney County during emergency

    When at least 30 railroad cars derailed about 11 miles east of Laughlin Feb. 7, the Kinney County Sheriff's Office called upon experts here to assist with identifying potentially hazardous material at the scene. Earlier that morning, Kinney County officials smelled a faint chemical odor at the scene

  • All-AF critical care, air evac team makes historic first flight

    The first all-Air Force Critical Care Air Transport and Aero-medical Evacuation Team to fly with the only fixed wing aircraft dedicated to the medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan completed its first successful mission Jan. 13 and continues saving lives. The CCAT/AE team flies with the 76th

  • Aeromedical evac team aids freed hostages

    For Staff Sgt. Donald Ennis, a medical technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the day started routinely enough. He walked outside his room to video chat with his wife and two daughters on his computer. During the conversation, he glanced up from the screen

  • First Lady samples food transformation initiative at Little Rock

    First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Hercules Dining Facility here Feb. 9 to survey the food transformation initiative program on base. The visit was part of a three-day tour by the First Lady commemorating the second anniversary of her "Let's Move!" program designed to combat childhood obesity.In

  • Air Force nursing: Creating a culture of inquiry

    Col. Kimberly Cox, 59th Medical Wing chief nurse executive, hosted the second annual Nursing Research Day Jan. 27, 2012, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This year's theme was "Creating a Culture of Inquiry" and the event was officially opened by Maj. Gen.

  • Keesler Airman selected to perform with 'Tops in Blue'

    Senior Airman Emmanuel Maldonado-Rosario is following a family tradition of Air Force service among the family's eight children, with one exception -- he's the only one to have been selected to become a member of the service's "Tops in Blue" entertainment group.Maldonado-Rosario, a dental technician

  • Dental squadron urges early care for baby teeth

    It is important to establish what the dental community calls a "dental home."When children start practicing good oral hygiene habits at an early age, they will need less expensive dental care and can prevent avoidable emergency situations in the future. A "dental home" starts with routine,

  • Director Sees Room for Growth in Trauma Training Program

    Six months after arriving here at one of the nation's busiest trauma centers to run a program that trains Air Force medical personnel in trauma care, its director already sees potential to expand it to ensure trauma-care expertise gained during a decade of conflict isn't lost as combat operations

  • Baltimore Hospital Provides Pre-deployment Trauma Training

    Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Halcome stood at a hospital bed, laying out vials and pointing out medical instruments to be used to treat an incoming patient.A 63-year-old woman had been walking her dog when, in a freak accident, she got run into a tree and was basically scalped in the process. Her

  • Scott opens new $7.4M aeromedical evacuation building

    Scott AFB opened a new $7.4 million, 21,500 sq. ft. facility that will house 163 active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel who bring home the wounded from America's battlefields.The new building is home to the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and replaces a 70-year-old, condemned building

  • SECDEF visits Air Force wounded warrior care facility

    The Secretary of Defense visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, to show his appreciation for the dedicated and hard-working service members who ensure wounded warriors receive world-class care.Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta started his visit at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility

  • 36 MDG clinic named best in Air Force

    Cheers echoed throughout the sprawling entryway of the 36th Medical Group here as Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, announced the medic's latest conquest: 2011 Air Force clinic of the Year.Having won the Pacific Command title four years running, the coveted Air Force level award had

  • East meets West at 779 MDG

    The ancient Eastern art of acupuncture has proven to be a great alternative to Western medicine when treating pain and other ailments. Dr. Stephen Burns, 779th Medical Group board certified acupuncturist at Malcolm Grow Medical Center stands behind the alternative medicine 100 percent. "Acupuncture

  • Options for cosmetic dentistry

    One of the first things people will often notice when meeting an individual for the first time is their smile.Cosmetic dentistry is the area of dentistry that focuses on the appearance of teeth. Procedures include bleaching, veneers, crowns, implants and, in some cases, orthodontic

  • Understanding ANAM: What’s that computer test at the MTF?

    Traumatic brain injuries and concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries, have recently become hot topics in both medicine and sports. A mild Tramatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a disturbance of brain function because of injury to the connections between the brain cells that happens after

  • How should you dispose of unwanted medications?

    Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? If so, we recommend you dispose of them, but please do so safely and legally. Consumers may throw unwanted or expired drugs in the household trash, but first:   -  Take them out of their original containers and mix

  • Military Health System Works to Slow Cost Growth

    The $50 billion military health system will plan for its future by slowing the growth rate of health care costs, strengthening partnerships and focusing on prevention, primary care and chronic disease management, the Defense Department's top health official said this morning.Dr. Jonathan Woodson,