By Annette M. BoyleJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TX — Process improvement efforts oftentimes frustrate staff and irritate patients, but the 59th Medical Wing pharmacies at Joint Base San Antonio have implemented 65 process improvements during a seven-month period...
Air Evacuation Could Worsen Condition of Brain-Injured Servicemembers
U.S. warfighters injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan had a 90% or more rate of survival, with a substantial part of that success attributed to medical evacuation teams that swiftly flew wounded servicemembers to locations such as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany or to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.
Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Multiple Myeloma Precursor
NEW YORK — U.S. Air Force personnel who conducted aerial herbicide spray missions of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War had more than double the risk of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), according to a recent report.MGUS is a precursor to...
Air Force Recruits Show Reduced Levels of Immunity to Common Diseases
Lower immunization rates have increased the number of U.S. outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, even of those considered eradicated in this country, such as measles.
Air Force Medicine: A Vision for the Future
By Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, MD, Surgeon General, United States Air Force
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