Newly Approved Rapid Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Could Speed Up Treatment for Troops The diagnostic test was developed by Abbott Laboratories and an arm of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command...
Major to Be First Air National Guard Flight Nurse Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross Maj. Katie Lunning and her team rescued and cared for at least 20 patients in the aftermath of the attack on Abbey Gate at...
Training Oversights Could Leave Military Medics Unprepared for Combat, Report Finds The U.S. armed forces have 73,000 medical personnel who need to be ready to provide care in combat theaters at any time.
It's Raining Blood: Air Force Tests New Way to Resupply Battlefield Medics The Air Force, in April, practiced parachuting 350-milliliter bags of blood secured in a cooler out of a C-145A Skytruck.
Today's Military Doctors Are Still Learning Lessons from the Battle of Antietam "During their first year of medical school, USU students are taken on a field trip to the Antietam National Battlefield."
As Army Calls on Medics to Return to Service, Congress Considers New Skills Reserve The initiative now lies with Congress to move on the report.
Corpsmen May Need Skills to Keep Patients Alive Well Past 'Golden Hour' in Future Fights Officials with North American Rescue, which creates the lifelike TOMManikin, are pushing new tools for training medics.
WWII Cadet Nurses Could Become Honorary Veterans Legislative proposals would grant them discharges and an honorary title, but not full veterans' benefits.
Retired Military Surgeons General to Congress: Intervene on Medical Billets "As former Army, Navy, and Air Force surgeons general, we strongly assert the need for Congress to table these cuts."
Army Medical Researchers Want Head-Up Displays for Combat Medics The effort is designed to use augmented reality to guide a medic to perform advanced procedures.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...