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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • October Message from Military Health System Leadership

    Military Health System Team,Greetings from our nation's capital and the combined headquarters of our Military Health System. On behalf of the Service Surgeons' General and your Health Affairs leadership, I want to thank you for all the hard work you are doing around the world in providing quality

  • AF, China's PLA physicians gather for first-ever acupuncture exchange

    At the invitation of China's People Liberation Army, Air Force medical physicians, along-side their Chinese military and civilian counterparts, conducted the first-ever Medical Acupuncture and Battlefield Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Beijing, China, on Oct. 21-27. The exchange,

  • AFMC professional wins national health care award

    Lt. Col. Rob Nyquist, command public health officer in Air Force Materiel Command's Surgeon General Directorate, was recently named the recipient of the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.Each year AMSUS selects an individual from

  • Barksdale medical maintainers keep 2 MDG running like a well-oiled machine

    Few things are more important than reliable medical equipment. If equipment is unavailable, not calibrated correctly or malfunctions, it could place someone's life in jeopardy, which is why the 2nd Medical Operations Support Squadron Biomedical Equipment Technicians here work behind the scenes to

  • Airmen ‘lean forward’ to support East Coast relief efforts

    In the wake of President Obama's call for the federal government to "lean forward" in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Airmen from across the country are answering the call. Aircraft and crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation

  • Medical class works to build safer care

    This is part one of a five part series on patient safety.Safety is paramount in the Air Force, but within the medical career field it is vital as one mistake could lead to a loss of life.Since 2009, the 366th Medical Group has taught a program called Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance

  • Docs work together to find a cure, get recognized

    An Airman from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., has been chosen to present his research. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Christian Lyons, 4th Medical Operations Squadron commander, will present his research on a patient with a potentially deadly side effect of ankylosing

  • Hungary-based Airmen write new chapter in multinational operations

    At this small, bare-bones, communist-era airfield located in the Hungarian countryside, midpoint between Budapest and Vienna, American Airmen are writing a dynamic new chapter in multinational cooperation and flight operations. Airmen assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary,

  • Helping to save lives one scan at a time

    Analyzing X-rays, running computerized tomography scans and performing pregnancy ultrasounds may sound mind boggling but it's what the men and women of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center radiology department do every day."We process more than 100 wounded warriors from Operation Enduring Freedom,

  • Physical Therapy: Before the Injury

    The 65th Physical Therapy Flight at Lajes Field spends their day assessing and aiding injured Airmen. They treat anything from simple hazards to training injuries that occur throughout the day. But now, instead of treating patients after they are injured, physical therapists are heading to work

  • Calls to the clinic improves care, save $1.5 million annually

    Have you ever had difficulty getting an appointment at the Base clinic? When you call for a problem you need solved today, do they sometimes send you to a network Urgent Care center? This situation can be frustrating."One of the major problems we have with access is patients who simply never show