News Releases

2012

• Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to fund Consortia Studying Combat Related PTSD and TBI (September 7)
• 2012 Military Health System Research Symposium (July 10)
• Neurotrauma and Psychological Health Project Management Office Signs Interagency Agreement with the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program (July 2)
• Malaria, Dengue, and Leishmania Rapid Detection Devices to be Fielded in Medical Equipment Sets (June 8)
• Army Scientist Nominated for 2012 Service to America Medal (May 8)
• MCM-T&E Facility Refinement Study Results (March 21)
• National Museum of Health and Medicine to Host Middle School Students During 13th Annual Brain Awareness Week (March 8)
• Adenovirus Vaccine Recognition Ceremony (March 7)
• Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine - II pre-announcement (March 6)
• Adenovirus Vaccine Fielding Update: Four Months of Use (February 24)
• Operation Re-entry North Carolina: New research partnership aims to improve health and quality of life of returning Soldiers (February 21)
• Through USAMRMC vision portfolio, injured Soldiers are able to see again (January 30)
• Military application of TXA in trauma emergency resuscitation study proves TXA should be implemented into military clinical practice (January 24)
• New Truncal Tourniquet Ready For Battlefield Use (January 19)

2011

• Wireless Vital Sign Monitor Approval Enters Final Phase (December 7)
• VA Support Program Expanding to More Veterans, Spouses (November 18)
• MRICD Awarded $7.5 Million Renewal of National Institutes of Health Center of Excellence Grant (November 17)
• USAMRMC Protects Soldiers Against Unseen Enemy (October 24)
• University of Delaware to Lead DoD Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Consortium (October 7)
• USAMRIID Change of Command Set for 27 September (September 20)
• DoD Receives FDA Clearance for the JBAIDS: Influenza A/B Detection Kit and Influenza A Subtyping Kit (September 16)
• WRAIR's Malaria Vaccine Shows Encouraging Results in Human Trial (September 15)
• Single Protein, Key to Ebola Virus Infection, Could Aid in Drug Design (August 24)
• Media Roundtable at the 2011 Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care Conference: The Tri-Service Symposium on Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, and Military Human Performanc (August 12)
• USARIEM Celebrates 50 Years of Biomedical Research (June 13)
• Tunisian Officials Visit USAMRMC (June 8)
• USAMRMC to Exhibit Amputated Leg of Union Major General (May 15)
• USAMRIID Begins Clinical Trial of New Vaccine to Protect Against Ricin Toxin (April 13)
• USAMRMC to Host Industry Briefing and Small Business Conference (April 12)
• FDA Approves the New Adenovirus Vaccine (March 16)

2010

• Medical Museum to Close Exhibits On April 3, 2011 (February, 28)
• Dr. Jaques Reifman will be honored at the 2009 Presidential Rank Award Ceremony (May, 26)
• Fort Detrick Business Development Office Announces Contractor Support Award (March, 25)
• U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Conducts Fluid Resuscitation Meeting (January 20)

2009

• Nation's Largest Research Network for Spinal Cord Injury Set to Begin First Clinical Trial (December, 15)
• Dr. Jaques Reifman Makes History as a Presidential Rank Award Recipient (December, 11)
• U.S. Army Sponsors First HIV Vaccine Trial to Show Some Effectiveness in Preventing HIV (September 24)
• U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Funds Orthopaedic Clinical Studies (September 11)
• U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity is Working with French Military to Develop a New Treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (August 19)
• Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center is Working on Advanced Technologies to Inactivate Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites (August 3)
• Elite Training Program Makes Soldiers Faster and Fitter (August 3)
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Deputy Commander Receives Prestigious Award from Kiwanis International (June 30)
• Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center Holds Demonstration (June 3)
• Fort Detrick Welcomes New Commander (June 3)
• Army Veteran Invents Bleeding System For Wound Training (May 1)
• Two Soldiers Invent a Medical Tube Securing Device (April 14)
• Fort Detrick Scientist is Selected to Receive the Arthur S. Flemming Award (April 9)
• WRAIR Technology Helps Create Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (April 3)
• Commander of U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick Set to Retire (March 23)