By Capt. Joseph McQuade, M.D., director for Public Health, Naval Hospital Jacksonville What are you doing to get heart-healthy? Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, claiming a life every minute—and February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every three deaths [...]
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By Capt. Dave Service, commanding officer, NAMRU-6 Perú Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of six blogs highlighting the vast capabilities of NAMRU-6. Who out there knows that almost one in every six commands in Navy Medicine is a research laboratory? And who knew that each lab is about the same size as a [...]
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By Andre Sobocinski, historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Much has changed over the past 100 years in not only the United States, but in Navy Medicine as well. Here’s a look back 100 years ago. In 1913, the U.S. population had reached 97,225,000 and stretched across 48 states with the additions of Arizona and [...]
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By Allen Wright, staff epidemiologist, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Here at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC), the Navy’s hub for health surveillance, we are supporting you by continuously monitoring the health of our Navy so that we may advocate for and recommend improved force health protection guidance to [...]
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By Capt. Scott L. Johnston, MSC, USN, director, Naval Center for Combat & Operational Stress Control As Sailors, each of us has a responsibility to look out for our Shipmates, especially in relation to the stress injuries that can be brought on by the unrelenting high-tempo operations we now experience at sea and on land. [...]
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