|
Medicare and TRICARE: How to Keep Your TRICARE Coverage
By taking a few simple steps, retirees can make sure they have their TRICARE benefits after they turn 65. Four months before your 65th birthday, you will receive a postcard from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), the office that supports the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, with information about keeping TRICARE coverage after
|
0
|
8/30
2016
|
|
AF, Army medical exercise concludes at Misawa
Airmen from the 35th Medical Group and Soldiers from the 228th Combat Support Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, completed a joint medical exercise here Aug. 26.
|
0
|
8/29
2016
|
|
Influenza vaccine essential for Airmen and their families
The yearly influenza vaccine is one of the most important regular immunizations for Airmen and their families. This year will be different because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended not using the live attenuated influenza vaccine commonly known as FluMist. All the military services will follow their recommendation. This
|
0
|
8/29
2016
|
|
Help children avoid injury as they go back to school
As summer comes to an end and classes start up again, some of the more serious risks for injuries happen as children are going to and from school. Maj. Ryan Gottfredson, a pediatrician and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Preventive Medicine resident, said there are three things parents can do to help prevent injuries: make sure
|
0
|
8/29
2016
|
|
Taking back their health
Heather Baxter works as a captain in the 19th ForceSupport Squadron civilian personnel flight through the week serves as a captainon the weekend in the Air National Guard. is another person who’s transformedher body and her health with diet and exercise.So Heather, what made you decide to become consistentwith diet and exercise routine?Ihave always
|
0
|
8/26
2016
|
|
DHA director visits JBER hospital with a greater healthcare vision
The Defense Health Agency director visited the JBER hospital Aug. 18, during her tour of many healthcare facilities to determine which plans and practices need to be developed, advanced or sustained.
|
0
|
8/26
2016
|
|
AF medics, San Antonio firefighters corral training for EMT Rodeo
Medics from the Randolph Clinic teamed up with an elite emergency response unit from the San Antonio Fire Department to hone their emergency response skills in preparation the Air Force’s 2016 Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo Aug. 24-27 in New Mexico.
|
0
|
8/26
2016
|
|
Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention
The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through every day connections. “We're sending the
|
0
|
8/25
2016
|
|
|
Missing Appointments Wastes Time and Money
It has happened to many of us. We call and set up an appointment with our doctor. We even write it down. But, life happens and we remember the appointment about an hour after we were supposed to check-in. We are now official “no shows.”A no-show occurs when a patient misses an appointment without making any attempt to cancel or reschedule 24
|
0
|
8/24
2016
|
|
Newly designated medical squadron supports multiple geographically separated units
The 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, which officially transitioned from a flight to a squadron Feb. 29, is responsible for delivering medical readiness support for geographically separated units assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
|
0
|
8/23
2016
|