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Naval Hospital Jacksonville selected as first Navy facility to transition to Defense Health Agency
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, including its five branch health clinics in Florida and Georgia, will be the first Navy military medical treatment facility (MTF) to transition to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on Oct. 1, 2018. The change Read More
Spine Surgery Team Adds Capability, Improves Readiness at Nellis Air Force Base
The 99th Medical Group based at Mike O’Callaghan Medical Center here successfully completed its first set of orthopedic spine surgeries after bringing two specialized surgeons to the unit. As one of the more limited Air Force Medical ... Read More
Decade of improvements for Erie VA hospital
Expansion and renovation projects started in 2008 and will continue through at least 2020. Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center has undergone a decade of almost constant construction as it evolves from a 1950s-style hospital to a ... Read More
Dothan VA clinics to merge into one facility
Two clinics that have been serving veteran needs in Dothan will become one by the end of November. According to a statement by the Central Alabama Healthcare System, the clinic on Alexander Drive serving physical care needs will close ... Read More
Philips Healthcare inks deal with US military for remote monitoring technology
Philips Healthcare is turning its attention to military technology, as the Andover, Massachusetts-based company announced this morning that it would be entering into a non-exclusive patent licensing agreement with the US Air Force ... Read More
US Senate Passes FY 2019 Appropriations Bill With NIH Funding Increase
The US Senate last night passed a spending bill for fiscal 2019 that would boost the National Institutes of Health’s budget by $2 billion to $39.1 billion — a 5.4 percent increase over the agency’s current funding level. ... Read More
Veterans can now file class-action lawsuits against VA
A federal court ruling this week opened the possibility for veterans to file suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs as a class rather than individuals, a move that advocates say could dramatically shift how legal cases against Read More
Every State a Winner as Senate Moves Medical Research Billions
A gusher of federal money for states to boost research into diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancer would flow under a fiscal 2019 spending package that the Senate is seeking to pass tomorrow. The $875 billion spending “minibus” ... Read More
Austin gets ‘first V.A. hospital’ as part of Dell Medical School/Veterans Affairs partnership
“[I] truly believe it was an honor to serve in the service for my country and I would do it over again in a heartbeat,” said Carl Williams, an Air Force Veteran who calls Austin home. “My wife and I have been married Read More
MHSRS session focuses on war-sparked innovation
During the first decade of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Military Health System “put more than 27 major game-changing innovations online,” said Dr. Arthur Kellerman, dean of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at Uniformed ... Read More