By Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison, III Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates, Navy Medicine is dedicated to the best readiness and health in the world and it is our mission to keep Sailors, Marines and their family ready, healthy and on the job. As your 38th …
Read More »A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Take Action to Prevent Suicide
By Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison, III Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates, Suicide is an issue that impacts every member of the Navy and Marine Corps family. Suicide prevention requires our attention and action throughout the year. One suicide attempt within our Navy and Marine Corps …
Read More »Happy 104th Birthday Navy Dental Corps
By Vice Adm. Forrest Faison Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery On behalf of Navy Medicine, I’d like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the men and women of our Navy Dental Corps as they commemorate 104 years of continued service to our nation. On Aug. …
Read More »Increasing Public Knowledge about Brain Injuries
By Cmdr. Randy Reese Head of Navy Medicine’s traumatic brain injury programs Editor’s note: Throughout March 2016, Navy Medicine is focused on brain injury awareness. To begin the conversation, we asked Cmdr. Randy Reese, head of Navy Medicine’s traumatic brain injury programs, to discuss how Navy Medicine helps patients recover …
Read More »A Message from the Surgeon General: “Be Someone’s Hero” — Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part. Do Your Part.
By Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan Navy Surgeon General and Chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery April marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and I take this issue very seriously. That means I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual assault and I expect …
Read More »Your Navy – Video Edition
In honor of the 85th annual Academy Awards, we’d like to share our very own “best Navy video nominees.” While this is not an official contest, we hope you enjoy these videos as much as we do…they’re some of our favorites. Nominee #1: Launch Those Birds – The Story of …
Read More »Navy Medicine Maintains Readiness Despite Flu Season
The following blog was written by CDR Natalie Wells, public health emergency officer, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. It talks about the ability of the Navy to maintain its readiness to operate forward at any time even during the flu season. As influenza is nationally on the rise …
Read More »Navy Medicine’s Support to the Warfighter
This blog and video highlights the capabilities of Navy Medicine and the highly-professional men and women who make up the Navy’s medical field. The foundation of Navy Medicine is Force Health Protection. Force Health Protection means keeping the warfighter safe above and below the sea, on and off the battlefield. It is about …
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