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  • "Fight the Enemy" tobacco-free video competition winners announced

    March 19 is nationally recognized as Kick Butts Day, a time to empower young people to speak out against tobacco use. A recent survey revealed that almost half of service members use tobacco products with higher use among junior enlisted service members ages 18-25. Department of Defense officials

  • Laughlin airmen take home three Musclemania awards

    Two Laughlin airmen recently competed and placed in Musclemania All Forces, a natural bodybuilding competition open to all servicemembers, firefighters, policemen and their families.Tech. Sgt. Robert Niter III, 47th Medical Group NCO in charge of optometry, took home first place in both the Men's

  • Air Force welcomes four-legged lieutenant

    Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff , visited Walter Reed Bethesda to commission a four-legged second lieutenant into the Air Force dog therapy program on March 12. Gen. Welsh, the highest ranking Air Force officer, commissioned Goldie, a Golden Retriever, into the therapy dog program

  • Physician Assistant at Misawa receives national recognition

    It was her first year working as a physician assistant, and a patient had just left her exam room when she heard a burst of gunshots in the distance. Within seconds, screams filled the hospital as people scrambled for cover. In the midst of the chaos, a piercing silence fell over the clinic and her

  • Human simulators featured at international medical summit

    More than 170 members of the international medical community from 16 nations filled the Hercules Theater here March 10 for the first day of the 29th Ramstein Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course.The annual summit is a joint effort between the U.S.

  • Medical Group survey highlights expert care

    The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care inspected the 325th Medical Group Feb. 18-20.This AAAHC inspection was a survey on the overall care provided by the group."The survey went great," said Col. Frederick Weaver, 325th MDG commander. "The surveyors were very pleased with the

  • Eglin Airman exemplifies 'portrait of courage'

    When Cadet 1st Lts. Alison Nordlander, Ashlyn McNeely and Quianna Samuels made their weekly visit to a Texas quick stop for kolaches and gas April 18, 2013, they had no idea the next four hours would change their lives forever.Nordlander, now a commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the 96th Medical Group,

  • Medical Center selected for new treatment procedure

    Keesler Medical Center is one of only 25 medical treatment facilities in the nation selected as a site for a new coronary artery disease (CAD) treatment procedure.The "Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System" (OAS) uses a diamond-tipped orbiting drill that sands away calcium in

  • DOD's top doc outlines medical advances

    The Defense Department's top doctor says the innovations and technology in military medicine derived from more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to advances in caring for the sick and injured.Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, told the

  • Focus on food during National Nutrition Month

     Many people associate March with St. Patrick's Day, but as a career diet technician, I think about National Nutrition Month. The nutritional medicine flight at David Grant USAF Medical Center is the hub for highlighting the importance of a proper diet to aid in disease prevention. Did you make a

  • Wingmen in action across AFMC

    For many, "wingman" is just a buzzword or something discussed at stand-down days. However, Airmen across Air Force Materiel Command are putting the wingman concept into action."As AFMC continues to emphasize a culture of respect and resiliency, it is important to remember that we all have a

  • Battlefield acupuncture fights pain, skepticism

    When it comes to pain relief, sharp objects aren't often the remedy most consider first. But with the realized benefits of battlefield acupuncture, that perception is quickly changing, one pin prick at a time.Physicians and other health care providers from the 78th Medical Group attended a training

  • Dogs help vets cope with PTSD, trauma

    Though she was home, Capt. Mary McGriff felt no comfort. She was alone but anxious, quiet but uneasy. She felt no safety behind locked doors. The doctor's words rang fresh in her mind, behind splintered memories of her 2005 deployment to Iraq. "I thought being diagnosed with (post-traumatic stress

  • Dentists straighten out bad habits

    Wolf Pack dentists and technicians visited a local orphanage to help promote good oral hygiene for National Children's Dental Health Month, Feb. 27, 2014."I've met the caregivers at the facility and they are very nice," said Staff Sgt. Min Hubbard, 8th Medical Operations Squadron dental technician

  • New apps provide Airmen mobile medical education and tools

    Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries.The CEMM released two mobile apps in 2013, the CEMM Virtual Medical Center app and a pregnancy app called "My Pregnancy A to Z Journal."