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The 2026 Senior Leader Forum, co-hosted hosted by Medical Readiness Command, Europe (MRCE) and Defense Health Network Europe (DHN-E), brought together senior military medical leaders from all branches of service across the European theater.

U.S. Military senior medical leaders from across Europe take part in senior leader forum

Jan. 27, 2026

The three-day event aimed to operationalize data for medical organizations operating in, and supporting, the USEUCOM and USAFRICOM areas of responsibility.


A prototype Freeze-Dried Plasma transfusion kit sits on display, Fort Detrick, Md., Jan. 21, 2026. Blood replacement therapies are a top-tier priority for the Joint Services and U.S. Combatant Commands. FDP, managed by the Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, is a shelf-stable plasma designed for use in far-forward environments, potentially saving lives during future conflicts by enabling quicker access to this vital resource while simultaneously easing the logistical burden of transporting traditional blood products. OPMED’s Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management team, in partnership with stakeholders across the Department of War and development industry, have worked to increase commercial availability of FDP during the past several years to fill critical capability gaps for frontline medical providers as they prepare for future conflicts in remote, austere environments like the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions of the globe. As part of DHA, OPMED partners with stakeholders across the Joint Force to develop, acquire, and field medical devices, treatments, and frontline care solutions for military medical providers to fill capability gaps with the speed of relevance. (Defense Health Agency Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Freeze-dried plasma meets needs of Joint Force, Combatant Commands for future conflicts

Jan. 26, 2026

Most of WPAC’s efforts centers on delivering blood products to fill existing capability gaps for frontline providers across the Department of War.


Did you know we have a Patient Advocate to serve as your go-to resource for concerns or questions about health care services received at Madigan? (Pictured: Madigan's Patient Experience team, picture from left to right, Madigan’s Patient Experience (PXO) Team: Ms. Edilene Del Valle, Mr. Gregory Williams, Ms. Theresa Manuel, and Mr. Jeremy O’Bryan. Photo courtesy of Madigan PXO team)

DHA launches Patient Advocate Assistance Reporting Tool to ‘make sure that our patients’ voices are being heard’

Jan. 23, 2026

The primary goal of PAART is to use patient feedback provided to drive improvements within military hospitals and clinics.


An Airman wears a continuous positive-air pressure mask in the 673d Medical Group Sleep Disorder Clinic at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital, Alaska, Oct. 30, 2015. The CPAP is the primary tool to prevent chronic sleep apnea by keeping the airway open and stop snoring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Morales)

New clinical practice guideline recognizes insomnia and sleep apnea can occur together

Jan. 22, 2026

The CPGs are designed to help primary care health professionals use the most up-to-date and evidence-based disease identification and treatment options.


Smiling man and woman at a beach, taking a selfie

Retirement changes your TRICARE coverage: Learn what to do if you’re retiring in 2026

Jan. 22, 2026

When you retire from active duty or the National Guard or Reserve, you experience a TRICARE Qualifying Life Event.


Christina Gardner, Ph.D., a contract scientist with Chenega, Cherokee Nation Integrated Health, LLC working in USAMRIID’s Viral Pathogenesis Branch, performs a neutralization assay in a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. Gardner is the lead author on the joint study that has identified two promising single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) that may offer a therapeutic option against multiple subtypes of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV).

USAMRIID collective study demonstrates potential broad-spectrum anti-alphavirus therapeutics

Jan. 21, 2026

A mosquito-borne alphavirus, VEEV can cause a spectrum of disease from mild febrile flu-like illness to neurological symptoms in 4%–14% of infected individuals.


The Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program of the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a professional organization dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients, again accredited the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed, the Department of Defense's only Cancer Care Center of Excellence.

Walter Reed's Murtha Center Receives Commission on Cancer Accreditation Certificate

Jan. 20, 2026

The accreditation confirms the center’s continued designation as an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program.


One Health is a simple but powerful idea: The health of people, animals, and the environment are linked. When one area has a problem, it can affect the others. For military communities, One Health means taking a team approach to prevent diseases, ensure food safety, and protect service members and their families. (Defense Public Health graphic illustration by Rachel Stershic)

One Health’s integrated approach protects military communities

Jan. 15, 2026

This collaborative approach recognizes that human health, animal health, and environmental health are closely connected.


"Your Safety. Your Comfort. Your Choice."

Your safety, your comfort, your choice: Requesting chaperones at military hospitals and clinics

Jan. 15, 2026

Chaperones (or “standbys”) serve as an unbiased third party to any exam or clinical visit between you and your provider.


Hospital Corpsman Xander Jacobson, right, operates a near infrared Traumatic Brain Injury assessment device during an end-user touchpoint hosted by the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2026.

Future TBI Field Assessment tools in focus during end-user touchpoint at Camp Lejeune

Jan. 14, 2026

The event was designed to collect feedback to shape the development of traumatic brain injury detection devices.