Navy revamps medical training to bolster combat trauma readiness
The Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center at Camp Pendleton, California, aims to provide upgraded unit-level training.
By Diana Stancy
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VA unveils national over-the-phone emergency care option for veterans
Of the more than 61,000 callers so far this year, about 59% had medical questions resolved without having to travel to an urgent care clinic or hospital.
Should Navy hospital ships be armed?
The threat of hybrid warfare increases hospital ships' need for defense measures, a new paper argues.
By Sarah Sicard
Could a device used in sports help reduce traumatic brain injuries?
The FDA approved the Q-Collar use for impact-related concussions, but further studies on blast exposure are underway.
By Todd South
Army hospital settles $9.5M malpractice lawsuit after patient’s death
The botched procedure took place in November 2020, when Army wife Julie Bond, 31, went in for a gastric bypass.
By Sarah Sicard
21,000 casualties in seven days: The push to update medic training
An SFAB pilot program may set a new standard for 68W medics.
By Todd South
Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites amid cancer reports
According to the Torchlight Initiative, 217 troops who served at nuclear missile sites, or their surviving family members, have reported cases of cancer.
By Tara Copp, AP
How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’
Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.
By Charles Barber
Are ‘walking blood banks’ coming to a field hospital near you?
Army medical planners are devising ways to ensure blood supplies are available closer to the front than ever before.
By Davis Winkie
Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel
The review now includes personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated ground-based warheads at Malmstrom, F.E. Warren and Minot Air Force bases.
Future Army medics will lean hard on new tech to help mass casualties
Autonomous casualty evacuation, combat surgery telemedicine and more advances are needed.
By Todd South