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Army Lt. Col (Dr.) Robert Cornfeld explains how MHS Video Connect's convenient, secure, and easy-to-use virtual video visit capability helps providers keep patients on mission and improves engagement with them, directly leading to better health outcomes.
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How MHS video connect improves mission effectiveness and care quality

The following article is a first-person account by Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Robert Cornfeld, chief health information officer and pediatric gastroenterologist at Madigan Army Medical CenterMadigan Army Medical Center website at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) hosted a Department of Defense Cancer Moonshot Roundtable, "A Conversation on Cancer Health Equity and Military-relevant Environmental Exposures," on May 4. (Photo: Courtesy of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
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Cancer patients discuss experiences during DOD Moonshot 2 Initiative Roundtable

The cancer diagnosis came out of nowhere for Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Christian.
"I used to be a healthy person, so I noticed a change," Christian said. "I feel terrible all the time… I try to cut a tomato and I can't even hold a knife without my hands cramping."
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9 potent anti-aging ingredients prevalent in Korean skincare

Korean skincare is full of potent anti-aging ingredients that everyone should know about.
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Why is it so difficult to keep the weight off?

Losing weight is actually easy, whether you’re in the military or not, but weight loss is more than just losing weight… it’s about keeping the weight off.
Dr. William Williams Keen Jr was a medical surgeon during the Civil War who afterwards advocated and researched medical advances so the horrors of Civil War-era medicine would not occur again. He also served in the Army during World War I. (Photo courtesy National Library of Medicine)
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'America’s First Brain Surgeon' Served During Civil War and World War I

Army Maj. (Dr.) William Williams Keen Jr. was a pioneering military doctor whose career spanned surgical duty on the bloody battlefields of the American Civil War through influential research work during World War I.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mar’Queon A. D. Tramble
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Public Health Center provides Drinking Water Course for Far East Region

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) hosted a drinking water course for Navy and Marine Corps representatives from the Far East Region at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Okinawa April 18-21.
Every May is Mental Health Month. If you know someone in crisis, contact the Military Crisis Line: 800-273-8255. (Photo: MHS Communications)
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Together for Mental Health: May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Health is wealth, especially when dealing with mental well-being. Growing up, kids are taught if they are hurt physically in any area, to seek help.
Second Lt. Nina Hoskins, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron operating room nurse, briefs Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and other base leadership on robotics surgery capabilities inside the robotics surgery clinic at the Keesler Medical Center June 16, 2017. (Photo: Kemberly Groue, U.S. Air Force)
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Future of nursing: Telehealth, more innovation and maybe some robots

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers – especially nurses – to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility.
Air Force 1st Lt. Torri Easley, a clinical nurse, provides care to Vicki Beeler, a patient at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feb. 10, 2022. The U.S. Air Force medical team, working side-by-side with civilian medical professionals, has been deployed in support of continued Department of Defense COVID-19 response operations.
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Military nursing career path offers many opportunities to learn, serve

Each nurse has his or her own unique career path. Air Force Col. Dianne Stroble recalls her original plans to serve in the reserve component. But after talking to a recruiter, she decided to accept a commission and enter the active duty force when she was 33 and married with three children.
With younger patients less hesitant to use digital health tools, providing them mobile applications may be a great solution to keep them healthy. (Photo: DHA Connected Health Branch)
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Digital health tools support military kids

From computers, tablets, and smartphones to videos games and other smart devices, the tech savvy generation gravitates to new and convenient technologies.
Defense Health Agency (DHA) Director Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ron Place, left, swears in Dr. Michael Malanoski as new DHA Deputy Director, in Falls Church, Virginia, May 9, 2022.
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DHA welcomes new deputy director

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) welcomed Dr. Michael Malanoski as its new Deputy Director May 9.
Dr. Barclay Butler, the Defense Health Agency’s assistant director of management, spoke at the annual Health Information Management Systems Society conference in Orlando, Florida, in March. (Photo: Claire Reznicek, MHS Communications)
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How Health IT upgrades are transforming the Military Health System

Top military health officials recently highlighted the importance of maintaining premium care for patients at a time when information technology systems are changing rapidly across the Military Health System.
Rear Admiral Brandon Taylor of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in dress whites at the 2019 National Independence Day Parade where he represented the U.S. Surgeon General as a presiding official with the other services. Taylor was named in February as the new director of the Defense Health Agency’s Public Health directorate. (Courtesy Photo)
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The new Public Health Director talks about his goals for force readiness

Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor was recently appointed to be the new director for the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate.
Dr. Gregory Johnson, Tripler Concussion Clinic medical director, conducts a neurological exam on Army Spc. Andrew Karamatic, a combat medic, having him follow his finger with his eyes, at Tripler Army Medical Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Neurologic exams are part of the MACE 2 diagnostic tool to assess service members’ Acute Concussion Care Pathway. (Photo: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal, DMA Pacific – Hawaii Media Bureau)
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Concussion care pathway streamlined for better results

The Defense Health Agency has developed a comprehensive clinical care program to manage concussions based on the military medical community’s many years of experience with injured service members.
Deployment Readiness Education for Servicewomen, one-stop resource for some of the most common questions and concerns that servicewomen have around deployment. (Photo: Connected Health)
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New app addresses service women's health care needs

The Deployment Readiness Education for Service women app gives service women a one-stop resource for some of the most common questions and concerns before, during, and after deployment.
During the NICoE intensive outpatient program (IOP), staff nutritionist Ruth Clark teaches hands-on classes in the on-site patient kitchen. (Photo: Tahira Hayes (Ctr), NICoE/WRNMMC, NSA Bethesda)
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Brain-boosting meal plans help service members with TBI

Nutrition is one of eight domains of Total Force Fitness.