Deployed dentists test lightweight mobile X-ray system
It can sometimes be difficult for deployed Soldiers to access conventional dental treatment, but Army dentists at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ...
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Smartphone app helps troops, vets manage stress
Veterans dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can turn to their smartphones for help any time with the "PTSD ...
Allergy tests covered for TRICARE beneficiaries
Every year millions of Americans suffer from allergies, with symptoms ranging from irritating to life-threatening. TRICARE beneficiaries are eligible to ...
Soldiers refine combat medical skills at state-of-the-art facility
Entering the building you become engulfed by darkness. Thick smoke fills the air, and gunfire pierces your ears. As your ...
Therapy dogs helping with more than PTSD, TBI
Launched just eight months ago, Veterans Moving Forward vows to provide service dogs, at no cost, to veterans with physical ...
Brain experts meet to further Soldier head protection
Soldiers can have some of the same brain damage as boxers, according to one researcher who presented at the Soldier ...
For US soldiers, a healthy food revolution
Pizzas, sodas and doughnuts are off the menu at some US Army bases as new recruits are being weaned off ...
Army sees slight reduction in active-duty suicides
The Army vice chief of staff reported a slight reduction this past year in suicides committed by Soldiers on active ...
‘Virtual world’ helps with post-traumatic stress
Defense Department officials are using virtual-world interactivity to educate and help warfighters and others who are reluctant to seek more ...
Service Delivery Assessment vital to patient care
Patient feedback through the service delivery assessment, a centralized telephone survey program, provides Air Force clinics with direct, rapid and ...
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