Pentagon Clinic Employees Save Life, Respond to Cardiac Arrest Patient
A life was saved when the critical links of the life support chain were activated after a contract employee collapsed in the Pentagon Feb. 4. An alert Marine, Col. Donald Revell, heard the man collapse...
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MRI: below the surface
The 779th Medical Group's Magnetic Resonance Imaging section cares for the estimated 14,000 military members, civilians, contractors and their families assigned to Joint Base Andrews. MRIs help...
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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling clinic makes health care quick, easy
The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) clinic offers easy enrollment for health care services to active duty, military families, retirees and TRICARE beneficiaries. The clinic offers a wide variety of...
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79th Medical Wing Commander speaks on Women's History Month Panel
Col. Sharon Bannister, 79th Medical Wing commander was among four women who spoke on a Women's History Month panel discussion at the Jacob E. Smart Building on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 23, 2016....
View ArticleSecond Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K Run on JBA
Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington personnel, come participate in the Second Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K Run on Apr. 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the West Fitness Center. There will...
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April is Sexual Assault, Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base...
April is Sexual Assault, Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Throughout the month, the base will host events to recognize the awareness campaign including a 5k Run on April...
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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling dietitian offers healthy eating words of wisdom
March is National Nutrition Month, an awareness program focusing on the importance of informed food choices and developing good eating and physical activity habits. "It's an opportunity for nutritional...
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Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center reminds you to get screened...
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and third most common in men. It's also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. The Colon Cancer Alliance...
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U.S. military implements acupuncture to treat pain in combat settings
Integrative medicine (IM) is coming of age in the U.S. military, with the first example of widespread implementation of an IM technique being the popular use of acupuncture to treat pain in combat...
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Air Force Surgeon General attends Battlefield Acupuncture training
Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger attended Battlefield Acupuncture training taught by Dr. Richard Niemtzow, Director of the Air Force Acupuncture Center on Joint Base Andrews on...
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New Urgent Care Pilot Program for Prime Beneficiaries
To increase access to care, the Department of Defense is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE...
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AF leader shares life-long love of nursing
As a young girl, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Nurse Corps Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg always found herself placing band-aides on dolls and requesting doctor kits and microscopes. In the...
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17th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody hosted two Town Hall Meeting with Airmen on May 17, 2016 at the theater on Joint Base Andrews, Md. He allowed airmen to ask questions that were on...
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Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center Memorial Day closure
Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center (MGMCSC) will be closed for a Family Day on Friday, May 27 and for observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30.There will be no scheduled appointments,...
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Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center will be closed for an Airmen...
Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center (MGMCSC) will be closed for an Airmen Wingman Day on Tuesday, May 24.There will be no scheduled appointments, pharmacy or laboratory services....
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What is asthma?
May is Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month. Asthma is a disease of your lungs that causes coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness. It is caused by inflammation in the airways of the...
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Select clinics to begin moving into new treatment facility
Phase 1 construction of the new Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center is complete. Select clinics will begin moving into the new facility, Building 1060, as early as May 25, 2016. Phase I...
View ArticleDesperate ECMO treatment used at Bagram to breathe life into NATO ally
A specialized team dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center combined efforts with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group to perform a just-in-time treatment on Feb. 18 in order to save the...
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If I get sick while traveling, what do I do?
When traveling out of the area, TRICARE Prime enrollees are only covered for Urgent or emergency care. Routine care is not authorized when traveling out of the area. Always obtain a referral from your...
View ArticleAF continues to monitor Zika virus, infected mosquitoes could hit U.S. this...
As the potential for infected mosquitoes to reach the U.S. rises, the Air Force continues to closely monitor the emergence of Zika virus infection to help inform and protect Airmen and their families....
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