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  • 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

  • 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."

  • Aircrews offered a sigh of relief from Altitude Chamber Training

    Capt. Jeff Huiatt, 97th Airlift Squadron pilot, banks his C-17 Globemaster III at 25,000 feet over the mountains of Washington. Everything appears normal for this routine flight. Suddenly, he begins to feel a tingling sensation in his hands and his chest becomes heavy making it difficult to breathe,

  • Exercise Cope North provides real-world humanitarian assistance

    Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts are the key for Airmen involved with the multilateral exercise Cope North.The Pacific Air Forces sponsored exercise includes members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian air force. The combined team helped deliver urgent

  • Should You Choose the Emergency Room or Urgent Care

    When we're in pain or sick, we're anxious and it can be hard to think straight. We want relief as soon as possible. When a child is hurt or ill, the anxiety can be even greater. In those moments, it can be hard to determine if you need to go to the emergency room or if an urgent care center will do.

  • The upgraded Expeditionary Medical Support System

    The Langley AFB 633rd Medical Group partnered with teams from the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) to test new equipment for the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) system 3 - 7 February, 2014.EMEDS is comprised of a variety of modular, medical response packages and equipment that can

  • Airmen deliver care despite lockdown

    Jan. 30 was anything but a normal day for the patients and staff at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center. Then a man brandishing a handgun outside the emergency room caused the hospital to lockdown at about 10 a.m.  The medical staff's training allowed them to continue the care that couldn't

  • DoD Anti-Tobacco Video Contest Now Open For Public Voting

    The Air Force community is encouraged to kick off 2014 by voting for the best anti-tobacco video in the Department of Defense-sponsored Fight the Enemy contest which begins now until March 14, 2014 through online voting.Five finalists have been selected for public voting, including two Air Force

  • U.S. Air Force and Israeli Defense Force Surgeons General sign agreement

    The surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and his counterpart in the Israeli Defense Force signed an agreement Feb. 5 in Israel to reaffirm their mutual commitment to collaboration between the Air Force Medical Service and the IDF Medical Corps.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Travis and Brig. Gen. (Dr.)

  • Electronic cigarette use increasing among Airmen

    Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers. The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled

  • DOD electronic health records help VA disability claims

    The Defense Department has made troops' health records electronically available to the Veterans Affairs Department to speed up the adjudication of disability claims, a DOD health information technology official said.  Now in place for service members who have separated or discharged from the

  • Fairchild Airmen give blood, support community

    Fairchild Airmen "found the hero within" giving 23 units of blood here Jan. 31, epitomizing the Air Force core value of service before self."I like giving blood because you never know when someone is going to need it," said Staff Sgt. Seanna Hawley, the 92nd Medical Support Squadron resource

  • Civic partner helps make the rounds at Wilford Hall

    You've likely heard the phrase "don't reinvent the wheel" - that notion is exactly what's improving processes here at Wilford Hall.Executive staff members from the Baptist Health System visited the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Jan 30 to join 59th Medical Operations Group leaders for "lean

  • Know Your Risk for Heart Disease

    Although heart disease often manifests later in life in the form of heart attacks, it actually starts developing under the radar when people look young and healthy.This silent killer remains the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. More than 600,000 Americans die of

  • Air Force Medical Service announces new senior enlisted advisor

    The Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas W. Travis, announced today that Chief Master Sgt. E. Jason Pace, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, United States Forces in Europe (USAFE), will now take on the top AFMS-enlisted job in the United States Air Force.Chief Pace will assume the new

  • Life or death: triage gets prepared

    The 35th Medical Group triage team was tested on their ability provide care to high-priority patients during Phase II of an operational readiness exercise on Jan. 28, 2014. The team is comprised of Airmen from different agencies within the MDG. During the OREs, they are presented with different