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Office of Naval Research developing new ways to protect injured limbs

Article

10/6/2016

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work to develop a breakthrough medical wrap, that will not only cover injured limbs, but also mitigate damage and protect tissue for up to three days

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Research and Innovation, Medical Research and Development

Military health leaders say that DoD's investment in global health engagement continues to grow

Article

8/29/2016

Dr. David Smith (standing), deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, discusses the Department of Defense’s strategic approach to global health engagement at the Military Health System Research Symposium Aug. 16. Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn (left), director of Research, Development and Acquisition at the Defense Health Agency, echoed his remarks.

Military medical leaders discussed the evolution of DoD’s global health efforts at the 2016 MHS Research Symposium.

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MHS Research Symposium, Global Health Engagement, Health Readiness, Research and Innovation

Research innovations improve en route care

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8/10/2016

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Trueblood (center) and Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Enroute Patient Staging Facility medical technicians, help load a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The patients was enroute to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, to receive a higher level of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

The Combat Casualty Care Research Program at Fort Detrick, Maryland, is dedicated to constantly finding new ways to improve en route care through research and development

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Health Readiness, Research and Innovation, Access to Health Care

Underwater team fends off 'The Bends' at Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Article

8/1/2016

Navy Lt. (Dr.) Jonathan Casey Brown, a physician and dive medical officer at Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Naval Support Activity, Panama City, Florida, poses outside the ocean simulation facility that mimics pressurized ocean conditions at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Naval Support Activity Panama City Division, Panama City Beach, Florida. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit is an important asset to advise on proper equipment and newer, advanced technologies divers can use to better operate and perform their missions and duties

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Research and Innovation

Hidden gem strengthens cutting-edge DoD research

Article

7/27/2016

Inventory technician Marcus Gunther works inside one of the state-of-the-art freezers that house more than 60 million serum specimens collected from more than 10 million active duty and reserve service members in support of military medical surveillance. (Courtesy photo)

The DoD Serum Repository is the world’s largest repository of its kind, storing more than 60 million vials of blood serum from more than 10 million active duty and reserve service members

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Research and Innovation, Innovation, Medical Research and Development, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, DoD Serum Repository

A good NAPP is key to better sleep

Article

7/25/2016

Air Force Senior Airman Karen Machado takes a nap before going to a deployed location.

A new smartphone app will soon help warfighters get the sleep they need

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Research and Innovation, Innovation, Sleep

An Army specialist helps create a possible Zika vaccine

Article

7/22/2016

U.S. Army Spc. Chris Springer flashes a smile as he puts some of his work into one of the facility’s many refrigerators. (DoD photo by Katie Lange)

An Army specialist is one of very few service members to get to work on the Zika vaccine

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Mosquito-Borne Illnesses, Zika Virus, Public Health, Research and Innovation, Military Hospitals and Clinics

National Intrepid Center zeroes in on traumatic brain injury

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7/19/2016

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries and accompanying psychological health conditions through diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, outpatient clinical care, and TBI research.

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries

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Access to Health Care, Military Hospitals and Clinics, Quality and Safety of Health Care, Research and Innovation, Warrior Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Defense Medical Surveillance System

Million Veteran Program draws on the power of collaboration

Article

7/14/2016

Dr. Don Humphries, with the VA Boston Healthcare System, helps manage VA's Million Veteran Program.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Million Veteran Program, in collaboration with university affiliates and the Department of Energy, has the potential to improve the health of, and health care for, Veterans and all Americans

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Research and Innovation

Army researchers, Sanofi Pasteur to co-develop Zika virus vaccine

Article

7/13/2016

A recently signed cooperative research and development agreement will allow the transfer of the Zika purified inactivated virus, or ZPIV, technology to Sanofi to explore advanced and larger-scale manufacturing and production

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Research and Innovation, Pandemic Diseases, Immunization Healthcare, Mosquito-Borne Illnesses, Zika Virus, Public Health

Predicting contagiousness to limit the spread of disease

Article

7/12/2016

Following exposure to a pathogen, people may become infected, and soon after they may begin to spread disease to others. Some people become infected and also become sick with symptoms (red). Some people become infected and do not exhibit symptoms, but still spread disease (yellow). Some people do not become infected (blue).

Prometheus seeks to discover a minimal set of molecular biomarkers that would indicate, less than 24 hours after exposure to a pathogen, whether an individual will become contagious

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Research and Innovation, Innovation

Incoming DHA Research and Development director brings new perspective

Article

7/7/2016

Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, director of Research, Development & Acquisition, for the Defense Health Agency

Meet Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn as the director of Research, Development & Acquisition (RDA), for the Defense Health Agency.

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Research and Innovation, Innovation

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research looking for eye injury treatment

Article

6/17/2016

Army Capt. Elaine Por, a principle investigator and deputy task area manager in the Ocular Trauma Division at the USAISR, is looking for a novel way to treat eye injuries that can result in blindness.

A non-invasive treatment could be available to Wounded Warriors with eye injuries within the next two to three years

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Conditions and Treatments, Quality and Safety of Health Care, Research and Innovation, Vision Loss

Scientists probe Traumatic Brain Injury effects at research lab

Article

5/20/2016

Sensors attached to a translucent model skull are used to measure explosive shock velocity and pressure at the Army Research Laboratory Weapons and Materials Research Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. Data captured by the sensors are used to assist studies in traumatic brain injuries. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

The Army Research Laboratory’s specialized experiments offer repeatable parameters to attain more reliable data and to complement strides made by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the medical and academic communities

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Traumatic Brain Injury, Research and Innovation, Medical Research and Development, Innovation, Technology

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch funds studies on Zika virus

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5/13/2016

A mosquito habitat managed at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS) laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch is allocating funding to several Department of Defense laboratories in the United States and overseas to conduct additional research and surveillance on the Zika virus.

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Research and Innovation, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Zika Virus, Biological Surveillance Tools, Public Health, Mosquito-Borne Illnesses

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