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Army 1st Lt. Caitlyn Shaver and Army 1st Lt. Brittany Powers, dietetic interns at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, role play a nutrition consultation as part of their training in Phase 2 of the U.S. Military-Baylor Graduate Program in Nutrition at WRNMMC (Photo by: Bernard Little, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center).
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Dietetic interns train to better MHS beneficiaries nutrition, health

Registered dietitians, exercise therapists and other team members in the Nutrition Services Department (NSD) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, assist patients and staff in making...
Army Sgt. Tyson Boothe filling a patient’s prescription at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s new Prescription Drive-Thru Pick-up located in in the parking lot of building 85T near Gate 1 (North gate). (Photo by Sean Patten, WRNMMC.)
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WRNMMC expands innovation and opens new, permanent drive-thru pharmacy

On Sept. 22, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of a new Prescription Drive-Thru Pick-Up near Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s Gate 1 (North gate).
Tim Iliff, a licensed acupuncturist with the 673d Surgical Operations Squadron pain clinic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, provides care to a patient. Acupuncture is of the many modalities used in pain management. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
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WRNMMC providers urge holistic approach to pain management

According to Army Capt. (Dr.) Bryan Stepanenko, a family physician with the Defense Health Agency, pain is an experience with four components. They include tissue signal, transmission and interpretation, metabolic and hormonal environment, and mental and emotional state.
Lindsey Minto, a Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) beneficiary, receives an immunization in the WRNMMC’s Drive-Up Immunization Clinic.
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WRNMMC operates drive-up immunization clinic

A nurse at Walter Reed National Miitary Medical Center prepares an immunization for a WRNMMC beneficiary.
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8 tips for foreigners eating out in Japan

Since Japan is home to some of the richest, tastiest, most unique dishes in the world, eating out over here can be an amazing experience.
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Cocktail hour, anyone? 

If you stare at your liquor stock and wonder what to make with the random ingredients and supplies you have, wonder no more!
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VIDEO| Cold tomato pasta recipe you must try this summer

Every year when summer rolls around, cold-served pasta appears on menus at many restaurants in Japan. Starting with standard tomato sauce, flavors range from bisque sauce to cod roe sauce and more. Normally, a hot and spicy dish would be my go-to when eating pasta.
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Avocado toast to the rescue

Maybe when you hear “avocado toast” you roll your eyes at the trendy food fad. Or maybe you squeal with delight because you’re all about the avocado—perhaps you even have avocado pajamas, socks or Christmas tree ornaments found all over the Internet.
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The power of the smoothie bowl

As you scroll down your favorite food blogger’s Instagram site, you may have seen colorful pictures of a bowl filled with delicious and nutritious fruit topped with chia seeds, drizzled with peanut butter.
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VIDEO| Making Okinawa's famous doughnuts at home

These donuts are fun to make anytime of the year.