Jan. 30, 2013 New Copays for Some TRICARE Pharmacy Customers New copayments for prescription drugs covered by TRICARE will go into effect February 1, 2013. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires TRICARE to increase copays on brand name and non-formulary medications that are not filled at military clinics or hospitals. There is no
Jan. 17, 2013 AF medical team trains for important inauguration role The 56th presidential inauguration, held January 20, 2009, set a record attendance for any event held in Washington D.C., and was one of the most-observed events ever by the global audience. With well over 1 million attendees just four years ago, preparations for the 57th presidential inauguration
Jan. 11, 2013 87th MDG pediatric rooms receive child-friendly makeover When tummy aches, tiny coughs and big colds afflict Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's youngest warriors, it seems to them like there is no end is in sight.Capt. Kristine Andrews, 87th Medical Group pediatrician, wants to not only provide a cure for the sick children she treats, but bring a bit of
Jan. 9, 2013 Air Force, Army doctors delivery SAMMC's first baby of new year He was due on Christmas Eve, but held out for an equally festive occasion: New Year's Day.A few hours after the ball dropped in Times Square, Anthony James Smithey, nicknamed AJ, joined the party at 3:50 a.m., marking San Antonio Military Medical Center's first delivery of 2013."I think he held out
Dec. 20, 2012 143 in AFMS selected for captain The 2012 D Line of the Air Force Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps Quarterly Captain Selection Process selected 143 first lieutenants for promotion to captain.All candidates selected were in the promotion zone. To see the list, go to
Dec. 20, 2012 Air Force expands tobacco-free environments at base installations and services In accordance with Air Force Instruction 40-102, "Tobacco Use in the Air Force," tobacco use is prohibited on installations except in designated tobacco areas and housing units. The instruction, released in March 2012, expands tobacco-free environments, clarifies tobacco use restrictions in training
Dec. 20, 2012 Nursing Consultant adds another feat to the books Andre Gholson doesn't need to display his powerlifting gold medals at his office at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center or at home. All that matters to the Critical Care Air Transport Team nursing consultant from the 59th Medical Wing is that the record books show he is a world champion.Gholson
Dec. 20, 2012 MHS Leadership December Message Military Health System Team,As we celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year, all of the Service Surgeons General and Health Affairs leadership would like to take a moment to celebrate the successes of our Military Health System team and thank you for all of your hard work over this past year.
Dec. 14, 2012 379th EAES shows off capabilities to CC The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, vice commander and command chief participated in a mock 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron engines running on-load mission during a unit visit Dec. 4.The 379th EAES provides intra- and intertheater aeromedical evacuation for service
Dec. 14, 2012 379th AEW MFST team ready to project medical support downrange Their motto is, "We cut, you live." They are light, lean and life-saving. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Multiple Field Surgical Team, a small and intensely trained team of combat medics, is ready at a moment's notice to save lives across the Central Command's area of responsibility.The
Dec. 14, 2012 Andersen medics decrease response time with new EMEDS HRT More than 60 medical Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska and Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined together to train on the new EMEDS HRT here, Dec. 10-13. EMEDS is a team of expertly-trained medical professionals who utilize a mobile tent hospital to support the
Dec. 14, 2012 AE mission soars through Pacific in KC-10 Crews and aircraft from several Air Force units arrived here from Travis AFB, Calif., Dec. 2, during one of three "proof of principle" missions evaluating the KC-10 Extender's capability to support combined cargo and aeromedical evacuation missions throughout the Pacific. The missions are part of an
Dec. 12, 2012 U.S. mission highlights critical lifesaving skills in Ethiopia The Defense Institute for Medical Operations deployed a team of experts with a variety of critical care medical backgrounds to teach a Critical Life Saving Course for First Responders in Ethiopia this summer.DIMO, a dual service agency composed of Air Force and Navy service members, provides health
Dec. 5, 2012 422nd MDS activates at RAF Croughton Lt. Col. Stephanie McCue became the first commander of the 422nd Medical Squadron during an activation ceremony at the RAF Croughton Crown Nov 28. The newly formed 422nd MDS takes its lineage from the U.S. Air Force Clinic Fairford, which was activated Aug. 1, 1981, and deactivated Sept. 1, 1988.
Nov. 30, 2012 USAF Central Electrocardiographic Library Archive Project moves into second phase The Office of the Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG), Deployment Operations Telehealth Program, and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine are in the second phase of a project that will provide the capability to electronically submit all cardiac studies from any USAF flight medicine
Nov. 30, 2012 High School students learn 'medicinal air power' Ten students from the local McPherson High School visited the 22nd Medical Group for a tour of the facilities and a chance to speak to Airmen about the decisions made leading up to their current career path Nov. 28, 2012.The students were able to experience firsthand many of the jobs they can to
Nov. 30, 2012 AF doc and 'trauma team' use cutting edge device to save patient Doctors from San Antonio Military Medical Center here saved a young mother's life last month using cutting-edge technology historically reserved for infants and young children.The case marked the first time the medical center has treated an adult with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a
Nov. 27, 2012 Patient shows appreciation with 'victory bell' Roger Salois had undergone chemotherapy at the Keesler Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic for six weeks and wanted to show his appreciation to the staff.Salois, a retired Navy Seabee senior chief petty officer, decided to donate a special "Chemotherapy Victory Bell" to the 81st Medical Operations
Nov. 27, 2012 Through Airmen's Eyes: Saving children, winning smiles (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)With a mission to win hearts and minds through pediatrics, he deployed from the 509th Medical Operations Squadron to Afghanistan Dec. 2011 to June