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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Being male

Men who are difficult to deal with are difficult with themselves. Here’s the problem: The more men identify with the “old fashioned” traditional male stereotypes, the more social and psychological problems he may have.
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DHA's e-caregiver directory puts resources at your fingertips

The Defense Health Agency's electronic Caregiver Resource Directory provides more than 2,000 resources for caregivers of wounded warriors within three taps on their mobile phone, their computer, or tablet.
When your friend is having a tough time and you don’t know how to reach out, retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, offers three tips: (1) Set the stage for a conversation. (2) Find the words. (3) Follow-up. (Photo By Sara Barger, MHS Communications)
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Ask the Doc: Mental health tips for you or a loved one

Below are different scenarios military service members can experience. For each scenario, we share a key video from Morganstein’s mental health series with answers.
A sign for the Military and Veterans Crisis Line reading “Dial 988 then Press 1” at the entrance to the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sept. 9, 2022. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are not alone and someone is always available to listen. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa Crawford).
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988 Crisis Line: 1 million veterans, service members called in a year

This article deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chatfor the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line. For Spanish, press “2”.
As the holiday season approaches, the Armed Services Blood Program invites you to give a gift that transcends monetary value—the gift of life by donating blood. (credit: Swati Agane)
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This holiday, give one priceless gift of life: Donate blood

The holiday season is a time when we come together to celebrate with our loved ones and exchange special gifts. For many, there is one gift that means the most to those you never meet—the act of donating blood, which gives the gift of life.
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How do chiropractors know which vertebra to adjust?

An examiner’s use of the sense of touch to gain clinical information is called palpation. In chiropractic palpation, the examiner is usually searching for significant asymmetries.
The Warfighter Brain Health Initiative specifically focuses on assessing cognitive capabilities, monitoring brain threats, to include blast overpressure, and minimizing the effects and risk from exposures and TBIs to improve a warfighter’s overall performance.
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DHA Health Hazard Assessment Team doing critical work to improve Warfighter Brain Health

A little over a year ago, in June 2022, the Department of Defense launched the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to bring together the operational and medical communities in a more unified approach toward optimizing service member brain health and countering traumatic brain injuries.
In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office.
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Postvention promotes healing in aftermath of death by suicide

In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Officeopens DSPO.mil.
A GENESIS onsite instructor helps a student. Photo by Isaac Savitz
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U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa enjoys a lucky smooth transition to MHS GENESIS

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) kicked off the deployment of the Military Health System's new electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, with full steam ahead.
Amanda Lapointe, a mammography technologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, assists a patient during a mammogram on Sept. 15, 2023. Lapointe, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, says, “Early detection saves lives.” (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville)
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Ask the doc: How often do I need mammograms to fight breast cancer?

I try to practice self-care, but sometimes I’m not as focused on myself as I am on my service duties and making my family’s hectic schedules work.
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Good nutrition through PCS season

PCS season is hectic, stressful, time-consuming and downright hard on your body. It’s also during this time that you might be settling for takeout, pizza delivery or just drowning your stress in a pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
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Why everyone should run a 5K

I am a serious runner. Whether it’s a family fun run, 5K or marathon, I put my everything into it. Although running a race competitively may seem like a no-brainer, some people like to run for fun — even if they hate running.
"Testing for prostate cancer is important because it’s a disease which is treatable and curable if it's detected at an early stage, and it's localized to the prostate," said Dr. Gregory Chesnut, a urologic oncologist and associate professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. "Our intention is for curative treatment, and we have excellent outcomes."
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New treatments for ‘quiet disease’ prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with the National Cancer InstituteOpens Cancer.gov site estimating over 280,000 diagnoses in 2023.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Mental health challenges

Ever wonder what people are thinking? I do, especially if I’m in a sour mood. What are they smiling at?
A referral is when your primary care manager sends you to see another provider. If your PCM refers you to a civilian provider, you can find your referral in your TRICARE regional contractor’s online patient portal or by phone.
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How to find your TRICARE referrals

If you have a TRICARE PrimeOpens tricare.mil plan, referrals play a big role in how you get health care. A referralOpens tricare.mil is when your primary care manager sends you to see another provider.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Melton, an optometrist with the 181st Intelligence Wing, examines a patient's eyes in Owyhee, Nevada, May 23, 2023. Regular exams are important to identify problems with eye health, especially in children. (credit: U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Amy Lovgren/133rd Airlift Wing)
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Pediatric nearsightedness cases on the rise

Myopia, otherwise known as nearsightedness, is the leading cause of visual impairment in children worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Healthopens NIH.gov.