March 12, 2013 Patient-centered care improving satisfaction An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true in healthcare. Each year, millions choose to skip routine check-ups, enabling preventable diseases to end hundreds of thousands of lives. Would you delay maintenance on your vehicle until it breaks down? Of course not. Instead
March 11, 2013 Eye center puts mission in perspective Airmen who are sick of living day to day with their glasses and contacts have an opportunity to leave them all behind.The Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center at Travis' David Grant USAF Medical Center has no waiting list and is looking for new Airmen to get refractive eye surgery. This is a great
March 8, 2013 The 509th Medical Lab - the behind-the-scenes cure Proper health is essential to the human life. Even in today's modern, medically advanced society, we battle diseases, illnesses and various other ailments. At Whiteman Air Force Base, the 509th Medical Lab faces these issues on a daily basis, and strives to find cures and promote good health for
March 7, 2013 Air Force establishes Biomedical Science Corps Appreciation Week The Air Force is officially recognizing the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Science Corps by designating March 11-15, 2013 as BSC Appreciation Week.The Air Force Medical Service inaugural event, which is expected to become an annual celebration, coincides with the date
March 4, 2013 Simulation lab recieves two amputee trainers It's 1400. You and your squad are walking a trail you've traversed 20 times en route to a small village just over the hill. You are in the lead. Suddenly, the air cracks with a massive explosion. After a moment, you regain your bearings and turn to see a giant dust cloud enveloping your team.
March 4, 2013 Bagram doctors share skills with Afghan counterparts Even in the midst of conflict, it is important to keep an eye toward the future.To that end, the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here has trained more than 40 Afghan doctors and nurses as part of the Afghan Trauma Mentorship Program."The goal is to train Afghan health care providers to be able to
Feb. 26, 2013 Cadet's research aims to bust spice users A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors
Feb. 25, 2013 Colorectal cancer screening saves lives March is National Colorectal Cancer Screening month. If you are 50 years old or older, you may be due or overdue for a colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) screening test. Getting a screening test could save your life.Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps
Feb. 22, 2013 Simulator prepares medical staff for Obstetric emergencies Child birth, although a natural process, can sometimes pose certain emergency risks.Advances in technology however, have been able to significantly decrease these maternal and prenatal risks associated with child birth. Most notably, the 366th Medical Group Obstetric service boasts such technology
Feb. 20, 2013 Medics provide top notch care during Sharpshooter 13-2 exercise Despite broken bones, cold-weather victims and numerous wounds too gruesome to mention in polite conversation, medical professionals from the 366th Medical Group carry on the task of saving lives and healing wounds during Sharpshooter 13-2.The exercise has tested the knowledge of the men and women
Feb. 19, 2013 IDMTs: The medical world's 'jack of all trades' In the medical world, Independent Duty Medical Technicians are often revered as "Jacks of all Trades."The IDMTs' mission is to save lives while accomplishing various jobs. They provide and manage patient care while at home station. But, while deployed, they're responsible for establishing medical
Feb. 14, 2013 AF medical leader recognized with AMA's top government service award (AMA News Release)Assistant Air Force Surgeon General, medical force development and nursing services, Major General Kimberly Siniscalchi, M.S.N., received the American Medical Association's (AMA) top government service award in health care, the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government
Feb. 13, 2013 Through Airmen's Eyes: F-22 pilot physician takes safety to new heights (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.) Powerful thrust, paired with unparalleled agility, propels the grey fighter jet through the sky, in ways unfathomable to earlier generations of
Feb. 13, 2013 Optometrist achieves Air Force milestone This country has seen major achievements by driven and devoted Airmen since the Air Force became a separate service in 1947. Recently, an optometrist here at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center pushed herself into the record books.Annette Williamson is the first female optometrist to be promoted
Feb. 8, 2013 Medic awarded Purple Heart for deployed actions An Air Force medic assigned to dangerous duty with an Army logistics convoy unit when deployed to Afghanistan two years ago was awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.Staff Sgt. Jasmine Russell, 2nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Personnel Reliability Program
Feb. 6, 2013 Medical team achieves cutting-edge patient transfer Marking a first for military medical care in the United States, an Army and Air Force team successfully transported a critically ill woman on a form of heart-lung bypass from San Antonio Military Medical Center to New York City last month.This mission marked the military's first stateside transport
Feb. 6, 2013 81st MDG facility upgraded to 'Keesler Medical Center' Keesler can again boast that it is home to a medical center.Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, surprised those attending the Feb. 1 official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hospital's new Back Bay Tower with the good news.The Keesler Medical Center designation was changed in
Feb. 5, 2013 Through Airmen's Eyes: Airman struggles back from rare illness Imagine having to relearn all the things you learned as kid: how to eat, how to walk, how to talk. Imagine how frustrated and devastated you would be.That's exactly what happened to Airman 1st Class Lori Cord, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, when she acquired a rare illness in late