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Health Care

  • Recruits train aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. (Lance Cpl. Devin Darden/Marine Corps)
    Having COVID doesn’t guarantee immunity, study of Marine recruits finds

    Ten percent of Marine recruits who had COVID antibodies got COVID again during basic training.

    Karen Jowers
    5 days ago
  • James Folaron, a Red Cross volunteer, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Katrina Farinas, a U.S. military spouse, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8. (Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte/Air Force)
    DoD launches online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling tool

    DAP allows you to schedule a COVID vaccination, if you're eligible, at participating DoD locations using any computer, tablet or smartphone outside the DoD network.

    Karen Jowers
    6 days ago
  • Michelle Farley of Lincoln, an Air Guard spouse, receives her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine March 6, at the Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln. (Maj. Scott Ingalsbe/Nebraska National Guard)
    Troops and families report mixed results in COVID vaccine availability

    Some bases are making it easy to get shots for those eligible; others are scouring availability in the civilian community.

    Karen Jowers
    April 7
  • Service members attend a briefing on sexually transmitted infections April 5, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick/Air Force)
    Sexually transmitted infections increasing in the military

    Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise across the military. HPV and genital herpes are decreasing in frequency, according to a new study.

    Harm Venhuizen
    April 5
  • The pandemic has brought additional stressors for military children, on top of experiences like parents' deployments and frequent moves. Pictured here, an unidentified F-35A pilot with the 421st Fighter Squadron reunites with his family at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 23, 2020, following a six-month deployment. (R. Nial Bradshaw/Air Force)
    Pandemic adds strain on already stressful life of military kids: child psychologist

    Congress should commission a long-term study on the pandemic's effects on military children's educational outcomes, compared to their civilian peers, researchers say.

    Karen Jowers
    April 2
  • Troops and family members participate in the Autism Awareness Walk at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in 2017. World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. (Louis Briscese/Air Force)
    Tricare expanding program for nearly 16,000 military family members with autism

    Some aspects, like an autism services navigator, are good, but military special needs families "are still wading through the effects of the changes," advocate says.

    Karen Jowers
    March 31
  • Andrea Hunt, a teacher's aide at The Sullivans School at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Hospital Corpsman Janasia Spotson. (Ryo Isobe/Navy)
    Tell us: If you’re in the military community, where are you getting your COVID-19 vaccination?

    Has your experience in trying to get the COVID shot been easy or frustrating?

    Karen Jowers
    March 24
  • Capt. Eliza Pacis, an Air Force nurse assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, trains on new electronic medical records software at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., on Nov. 24, 2020. (Master Sgt. Helen Miller/Air Force)
    VA to launch full review of electronic medical records overhaul amid concerns over project’s progress

    The 12-week review will look at issues with the new system but will not consider abandoning the project.

    Leo Shane III
    March 19
  • DoD's Autism Care Demonstration project offers Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, which encourages positive behaviors and discourages negative behaviors to improve a variety of skills. World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. (iStock/Getty Images)
    DoD’s conclusions ‘flawed’ about military children’s progress with autism therapy, expert says

    Leading researcher says DoD's conclusions that military kids aren't making progress with ABA therapy are flawed and based on 'incompetent interpretations.'

    Karen Jowers
    March 9
  • The Keller family's entire household of mold-contaminated belongings had to be hauled away to the dump. (Photo courtesy Samantha Keller.)
    Sewage in bathtubs, more mold, stinky closet: Officers sue landlord over Monterey housing

    Their daughter’s teacher reported “that there was a stench emanating from the little girl’s clothes."

    Karen Jowers
    March 5
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