Army Orders All Medical Units to Prepare for Possible Response to Virus Outbreak The Army's chief of Staff has asked medical units to assess their capabilities in the event that they are needed to respond.
Defense Department Study on Mannequins Would Improve Surgeon Training A consortium is studying a platform to simulate surgery, injury and patient assessment at the Naval Medical Center San Diego.
The Pentagon Must Do More to Attract and Keep Good Dentists and Doctors, GAO Finds A GAO report also found that DoD wages for all physician specialties are below median private-sector wages.
Military Services Wanted Major Health Care Personnel Cuts, New DHA Director Says Officials have said about 18,000 positions will be cut.
Surgeons General Lay Out How Many Health Care Jobs Each Service May Lose in Merger Lawmakers are expressing concern.
'They Weren't Gonna Stop:' Inside the 8,000-Mile Race to Save a Wounded Soldier's Life With the amount of equipment and coordination needed, "rarely does it ever work out so perfectly."
Corpsmen May Need Skills to Keep Patients Alive Well Past 'Golden Hour' in Future Fights Officials with North American Rescue, which creates the lifelike TOMManikin, are pushing new tools for training medics.
Wilkie Calls for Release of Information in Suspicious VA Deaths in West Virginia One veteran was found to have been injected with insulin, despite no history of diabetes.
As 3-Star Head of Defense Health Agency Exits, Changes to Empower Military Patients Continue Vice Adm. Raquel Bono oversaw the largest changes to the military health system since Tricare was introduced in 1996.
The Pentagon’s Answer to Malaria, Lyme Disease Cases: ‘Bugapalooza’ The Defense Health Agency wants troops, family members and the public to know that vector-borne diseases are preventable.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...