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CDC to conduct health study at polluted former Army base
Fort Ord was added to the EPA’s list of most polluted places in the nation four years before it began the process of closing as an active military base.
By Juliet Linderman and Jason Dearen
CDC wants to hear by Feb. 7 from troops, families affected by Hawaii water crisis
The CDC wants to know about about any ill health or other effects on military families, including pets.
By Karen Jowers
Unvaccinated airmen lose pay, benefits as Air National Guard yanks orders
Unvaccinated Guardsmen who are moved to the Individual Ready Reserve lose health and life insurance.
ALS is killing veterans
ALS is designated as a rare disease not because so few people get it, but because ALS kills so quickly.
By Chris Mulholland
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.
By Harm Venhuizen
DoD makes it easier for millions in Tricare Prime to get COVID shots outside the military without paying
For Tricare Prime enrollees: When your turn comes to get the COVID vaccination, if it's in the civilian community you won't need a referral.
By Karen Jowers
Senate hearing urged on Pentagon vaccine effort
Two Democrats on Senate Armed Services Committee members are calling on panel leaders to hold a hearing on the Defense Department’s role in Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed effort to create and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to every American.
By Joe Gould
Army 4-star will co-lead Manhattan Project-style effort to create and distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The other co-lead called the vaccine timeline “credible” but noted that it will be “challenging.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Update: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard coronavirus cases
The nation's largest yard distributed 2,000 cleaning kits to help workers halt the spread of coronavirus.
By Carl Prine
How to talk to someone you believe is misinformed about the coronavirus
The art of talking to someone you believe is misinformed about a global pandemic.
By Emma Frances Bloomfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A sailor at Naval Base Point Loma has the coronavirus
There are now three sailors in San Diego County known to have contracted COVID-19.
By Carl Prine