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Readiness Through Research and Development
By Capt. Rita G. Simmons, Ph.D., MSC, commanding officer, Naval Health Research Center Readiness Through Research and Development, at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), that’s not just our motto,...
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Protect Your Grape
Simply falling off of a bicycle at slow speeds can cause a serious injury to the head if a helmet is not worn. By Lt. Joseph Cahill, neurologist, Naval Hospital Pensacola Working as a neurologist has...
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I Joined the Navy for Adventure – I got all that and more
My current job is director of the Intrepid Spirit Brain Recovery Center, Camp Lejeune. We deliver holistic, integrated, interdisciplinary patient and family focused care to return individuals who have...
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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 &...
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Together We Can Increase Knowledge about Mental Health
By Cmdr. Michail Charissis, director of psychological health, Bureau of Navy Medicine and Surgery Editor’s note: Throughout the month of May, Navy Medicine is dedicated to mental health awareness. To...
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I am Navy Medicine: Tracy S. Hejmanowski, Ph.D.
By Tracy S. Hejmanowski, Ph.D., Naval Hospital Jacksonville Deployment Health Center I’ve long been invested in deploying personnel because of their strong sense of service and courage. As the program...
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I am Navy Medicine: Lt. Cmdr. Heather Shibley
Lt. Cmdr. Heather Shibley helps our nation’s warfighters and families with psychological wounds. By Lt. Cmdr. Heather Shibley, department head of mental health, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune I have...
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Mitchell Center a one-of-kind Facility Devoted to POWs
By Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Matthew Clutter, Navy Medicine Operational Training Center Public Affairs Three men, all well into retirement, casually reminisce together one morning. From a distance,...
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Unique Advantages of Embedded OSCAR Teams
OSCAR Teams embedded naturally enables Marines and Sailors to be evaluated and treated expediently with minimal disruption in their routines and duties. By Lt. Cmdr. John M. Burger, officer in charge,...
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I Am Navy Medicine:Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher Marsh
After graduating from El Camino high school in Oceanside, California in 2004, I started college at the University of Nebraska with a major in advertising. While in college I was extremely busy taking...
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Corpsmen Demonstrate Resiliency and Warrior Spirit during 2016 DoD Warrior Games
The Warrior Games is an annual Paralympic-type event where wounded veterans from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the United Kingdom Armed Forces...
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Navy Corpsman’s ‘New Normal’: Part 1
By Steve Van Der Werff, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery public affairs Gilley on his motorcycle “Marion”. Editor’s Note: Before 1990 people with disabilities could be discriminated against...
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A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Be a Partner in Preventive Health
Shipmates, Earlier this year I spoke about being a partner in your health in 2016. We’re well into the year and I think it vital to reiterate the importance of your health and overall readiness. Every...
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Invictus Games 2014: A Medical Perspective
By Cmdr. John Biery, senior medical advisor, Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor It was the first-ever international adaptive athletics competition for wounded, ill or injured service members from 13...
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Adaptive 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...
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Adaptive 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...
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Supporting 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...
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Warrior 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...
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Warrior 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...
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Warrior 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...
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