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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Tomlinson

6 Mobile Apps to Help You Fight Depression

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Katie Lange

Thanks to technology, you never lack tools to help your mental health. Check out this list of mobile apps to help manage depression.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Military Families, Military Health, Rotator, Suicide Prevention | Tagged DCoE, Depression, mobile apps, Psychological Health, resources, treatment | Leave a comment

Improving In-Theater TBI Screening Tools

Posted on August 28, 2012 by jtozer

Jagged debris lacerates the Marine’s face and hands as he dives behind the jeep seeking cover from an improvised explosive device blast 50 meters away. He’s not sure how long it is before the unit corpsman reaches him and finds …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged cognition, Concussion Management in Deployed Settings, DCoE, Defense, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, deployment, deployments, DVBIC, filter, head injury, health, help, in the field, injury, leadership, MACE, medical, military, Military Acute Concussion Evaluation, monday, resources, TBI, tools, training, traumatic brain injury, treatment, wellness | Leave a comment

The Therapeutic Value of Adaptive Sports

Posted on August 20, 2012 by jtozer

Like so many Americans, my eyes have been glued to the television this week as Team USA has made a run for Gold-medal dominance in the 2012 London Olympics. But as a Veteran and an amputee, I’m also looking forward …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged active duty, Afghanistan, Army, benefits, blue button, burials, care, caregivers, cemetery, college, disabled, Disabled Veterans, education, employment, Family Healing, female veterans, G.I. bill, health, Iraq, jobs, mental health, Navy, NCA, OEF, Post-9/11, PTSD, Rural, sports, TBI, treatment, unemployment, VA, VBA, veteran, Veteran's Day, veterans, Veterans Affairs, VHA, Vietnam, War Health Care, women, writing, WWII | Leave a comment

Emailing Your Military Health Provider

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jtozer

By Airman First Class Shane Mitchell From AFN Landstuhl Service members who use Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as their military treatment facility may find communicating with their physicians just got a bit easier. The pilot program is only available in …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged connecting, contact, Defense, doctors, easier, email, health, healthcare, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, medical, medical center, military, physicians, program, providers, service members, staff, success, treatment, video, wellness | Leave a comment

The Doctor Is In – Get Screened and Stand Up to Cancer

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jtozer

Brigadier General W. Bryan Gamble, M.D. Deputy Director, TRICARE Management Activity Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States but fortunately, many common types of cancer are treatable if detected early. To ensure early detection, TRICARE …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged age, awareness, BG Gamble, Breast Cancer, cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, Defense, diagnosing it early, DoD, early detection, families, health, help, information, medical, military, monday, National Cancer Institute, no cost, polyps, Prevention, prostate cancer, screening, service members, skin cancer, tests, treatment, TRICARE, wellness | Leave a comment