Military Medicine
Q&A: ‘Kitchen sink’ approach continues to guide research for TBI treatment
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month, a condition that has led to permanent disability in more than 5 million individuals in the United States.
Report: Comprehensive military eye exams cost-effective, boost readiness
A recent report published by the Rand Corp. found that comprehensive eye exams for service members instead of basic visual acuity screenings would be cost-effective and promote military readiness.
LGBTQ+ service members report barriers to family planning, reproductive services
DENVER — LGBTQ+ service members reported various barriers in both knowledge of and access to reproductive services while in the military, according to survey results presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.
Initial testing promising for hemostatic hydrogel to treat TBI
A Brooklyn-based biotech firm has announced successful completion of the first phase of a preclinical study conducted with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research involving a proprietary hemostatic hydrogel to treat traumatic brain injury.
‘You can always pivot’: Physician advises you are never stuck as you navigate your career
After spending 17 years working as an allergist in Alaska, Melinda M. Rathkopf, MD, MBA, made a big career change in 2023.
Where should surgical management of military ocular trauma occur?
According to NATO standards, combat casualties should be managed through a system of echelons of care in which the most critically injured patients receive the most urgent care at the earliest time possible.
War-related eye injuries require complex, unconventional management strategies
War shifts needs and priorities, and much of what is taken for granted in peacetime is no longer there.
Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium receives Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award
The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium received the Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Suicide risk factors for U.S. soldiers linked to pre- and post-enlistment mental health
Pre-enlistment as well as immediate post-enlistment mental health status may help identify suicide risk in soldiers both with and without prior mental health diagnoses, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Military Health System reveals fewer than 3% of members had CKD in 2015
In a cohort of more than 3.3 million patients in the Military Health System, 2.9% were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.