TBI And The Family
The family members’ well-being is not only critical for themselves, but also for the wounded service member, who needs as much normality around them as possible. By Naval Center Combat &...
View ArticleAdaptive Treatment for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Sailors and Marines
By Helen Metzger, Health and Wellness Department Head at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Health Promotion and Wellness Department at Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center At NMCSD, we provide...
View ArticleAdaptive Treatment for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Sailors and Marines
By Ms. Helen Metzger, Health and Wellness Department Head at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), and the Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) Department at Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center...
View ArticleSupporting the Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials
By Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Krystal Cavett The trials have brought together approximately 60 seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from across the country. HM1 Cavett helps...
View ArticleWarrior Games: Two Corpsmen and a Navy Doctor Pt. 1
By Steve Van Der Werff, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Throughout the games, the athletes stayed positive, supported each other and acknowledged their physical and medical challenges as the...
View ArticleWarrior Games: Two Corpsmen and a Navy Doctor Pt. 3
By Steve Van Der Werff, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Durakovich joined the Navy nearly three years ago in 2012, opting for what the Navy had to offer: a sense of pride, discipline and a...
View ArticleWarrior Games: Two Corpsmen and a Navy Doctor Pt. 4
By Steve Van Der Werff, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Meet Cmdr. John C. Biery, Jr., commander, Naval Instillations Command (CNIC), Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor senior medical advisor...
View ArticlePreventing TBI for all Ages
By Suzanne G. Martin, Senior Scientist/Clinical Psychologist with Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center A TBI can happen to anyone and anywhere. It can happen while in combat from an improvised...
View ArticleNavy Surgeon General Visits Chicago for DoD Warrior Games [PHOTOS]
Shipmates, Last week, I traveled west to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2017 DoD Warrior Games in Chicago, June 30 through July 2. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing...
View ArticleI am Navy Medicine: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Wagner
By David Marks – Twentynine Palms, CA – December 18, 2019 Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Wagner stands in front of Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms. Mentorship is obviously good. New personnel get...
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