Tricare Dental Premiums See Slight Increase for 2022 Plan Year The new coverage year begins May 1; most will see their monthly premiums remain almost unchanged.
The Navy Is Deputizing Doctors to Enforce Drug Rules Even for Those Seeking Mental Health Help The Navy is standing by its policy, which does not provide patients with confidentiality and could mean that seeking help has...
Navy Medicine Still Trains Medics on Live Animals; Veterans Want It to Stop Pigs provide effective practice for teaching how to care for those wounded in combat, according to Defense Department.
What Shot Do the Legal Challenges to the Military's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Have? Several court cases have been winding their way through the courts with the goal of overturning the mandate.
From Coney Island to Grand Rapids, Military Medical Teams Fan Out to Battle COVID The deployments have increased as COVID case counts have spiked across the nation.
More Military Medical Teams Sent to US Hospitals Overwhelmed by Omicron President Joe Biden said he is sending 120 military medical personnel to six "hard-hit" states to provide relief.
Military Docs, Nurses and Therapists Rushed to Local Hospitals Hit by Omicron Surge The total of 65 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists will be sent to hospitals in Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
DoD Readies 1,000 Troops to Aid in COVID-19 Response Nationwide Measures announced by the administration include the mobilization of military medical personnel to help address the rise of...
Military Surgeons Are Losing Medical Skills, Study Says. Could Off-Base Care Be Why? As the number of general surgery procedures done in military hospitals has dropped since 2015, surgical skills have declined...
77 Years After Battle's End, Okinawa Wants US Base Reduced Okinawa is marking the 77th anniversary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
Army Officer Overseeing Safety Gets Prison Sentence After Private's Death on Firing Range An Army officer was found negligent and sentenced to four months in prison for failing to follow safety procedures at a Fort...
VA Employee Caught on Camera Beating, Kicking Veteran Patient in Head The employee, a patient advocate at a VA clinic in Atlanta, was arrested in April and charged with assault.
Soldier 'Sextortion' Cases Surged During the Pandemic, Army Statistics Show In 2022, Army CID says that it has already received 61 reports of sextortion nearing the year's midpoint.
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
