https://www.navy.mil/ Blogs from around the U.S Navy. en-us Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:14:54 GMT Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:43:19 GMT https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609374/navy-medicine-roundup-united-for-patient-safety/ Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Aurelio Lares, Cmdr. Zhengshi Song and Hospitalman Pocholo Todor from Naval Hospital Pensacola try to identify safety concerns in the Room of Errors, which is an interactive exercise to recognize potential safety issues. T... Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:14:54 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609374/navy-medicine-roundup-united-for-patient-safety/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609371/10-notable-moments-for-women-in-navy-medicine/ (Photo Courtesy of BUMED Historian)... Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:59:32 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609371/10-notable-moments-for-women-in-navy-medicine/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609368/navy-medicine-in-focus-february-2017/ Hospitalman Billy Gibson, assigned to Naval Hospital Pensacola, Fla., preforms a teeth cleaning on a patient during Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. CP-17 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Souther... Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:28:00 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609368/navy-medicine-in-focus-february-2017/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609372/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-medical-corps-146th-birthday/ On behalf of the entire Navy Medicine family, it is my privilege and honor to congratulate our Navy Medical Corps as they celebrate 146 years of service, providing the very best care our nation can offer to those who have sacrificed to defend our fre... Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:15:55 GMT mfelipe https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609372/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-medical-corps-146th-birthday/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609367/remembering-the-war-dispensary-the-forerunner-of-naval-medical-center-san-diego/ By Andr? B. Sobocinski, historian, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Editor?s note: 2017 marks the centennial of Navy Medicine in San Diego. The following blog commemorates this historical milestone. One-hundred years ago, the U.S. Navy moved to... Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:21:13 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609367/remembering-the-war-dispensary-the-forerunner-of-naval-medical-center-san-diego/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609628/navy-surgeon-general-travel-log-san-antonio/ Source: Google maps... Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:45:49 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609628/navy-surgeon-general-travel-log-san-antonio/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609370/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-class-maya-g-francis/ Photo courtesy of Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Maya G. Francis... Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:32:00 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609370/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-class-maya-g-francis/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609369/five-facts-about-african-americans-in-navy-medicine/ (Photo courtesy of BUMED Historian)... Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:48:09 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609369/five-facts-about-african-americans-in-navy-medicine/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609629/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-class-cameron-graham/ Editors Note: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cameron Graham was named Navy Medicine's 2016 Sailor of the Year on January 27, 2017 I joined the Navy Medicine team because?many of my?family members?also work in the?medical field, so I always knew I wan... Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:00:40 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609629/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-class-cameron-graham/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609366/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-elizabeth-richeal/ I joined the Navy in October 2005,?in Indianapolis, Indiana. Unbeknownst to me, I was continuing a long family history of not only Naval Service but service in the Hospital Corps with three other family members currently serving as hospital corpsmen ... Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:22:09 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609366/i-am-navy-medicine-hospital-corpsman-1st-elizabeth-richeal/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609627/i-am-navy-medicine-petty-officer-2nd-class-maria-eloisa-almazar/ By Petty Officer 2nd Class Maria Eloisa Almazar, Operational Readiness, Navy Medicine East PORTSMOUTH, Va. ? My mom, a registered nurse, has been my biggest inspiration in my pursuit of a medical career. I was also in the Navy?s Junior Reserve... Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:00:25 GMT mfelipe https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609627/i-am-navy-medicine-petty-officer-2nd-class-maria-eloisa-almazar/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609626/i-am-navy-medicine-petty-officer-1st-class-bernard-anthony-morales/ By Petty Officer 1st Class Bernard Anthony Morales, Staff Administration, Navy Medicine East PORTSMOUTH, Va. ? The Navy has always been a part of my family. I have uncles who retired as master chief petty officers; two as senior chiefs, two as... Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:22 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609626/i-am-navy-medicine-petty-officer-1st-class-bernard-anthony-morales/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609622/navy-medicine-2016-year-in-review/ 090627-N-9988F-010 ARABIAN SEA (June 27, 2009) Sailors assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 share a supportive embrace after a memorial service honoring the life of their fallen Command Master Chief Jeffrey J. Garber aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft ... Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:24:29 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609622/navy-medicine-2016-year-in-review/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609619/the-science-behind-finding-the-balance-between-combat-load-survivability-health/ From Naval Health Research Center Public Affairs How fast can you run 50 yards? Now, add an 80 pound backpack. Can you run the same distance as fast as you did without the heavy load? If you're a warfighter, running across open ground in battle, ... Tue, 20 Dec 2016 02:00:15 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609619/the-science-behind-finding-the-balance-between-combat-load-survivability-health/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609621/a-rewarding-path-to-global-health-engagement/ 150814-N-XQ474-410 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Aug. 14, 2015) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise ... Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:04:09 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609621/a-rewarding-path-to-global-health-engagement/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609620/knowledge-alone-is-not-enough-but-its-a-good-place-to-start/ by Capt. Tony Griffay, M.D., MC Nothing seems to bring complex issues into focus better than organizing them on paper. Okay, on a computer screen, but you get my point. So join me as I describe my past two years of education and training as a glob... Tue, 06 Dec 2016 02:00:12 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609620/knowledge-alone-is-not-enough-but-its-a-good-place-to-start/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609625/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-happy-thanksgiving/ by Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates, I wish to take this opportunity to personally thank you for all of your hard work in support of Navy Medicine and the Nation. Thanksgiving is... Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:13:01 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609625/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-happy-thanksgiving/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609599/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-readiness-health-and-partnerships/ KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 4, 2016) Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, surgeon general of the Navy, salutes sideboys as he arrives aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). During his visit, he met with Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel, toured Mercy an... Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:00:50 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609599/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-readiness-health-and-partnerships/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609624/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-tobacco-cessation/ Shipmates, As your surgeon general, my number one priority is keeping you - our Sailors and Marines - and your families healthy, ready and on the job.? You are part of the most highly-trained, highly-specialized, and highly-educated force in our n... Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:02:39 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609624/a-message-from-the-navy-surgeon-general-tobacco-cessation/ https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609623/5-helpful-tips-to-protect-your-dental-health/ Don?t be tricked, by all the sugary treats this Halloween season.? Here?s some helpful tips to protect your dental health: 1. Limit frequency of sugary treats. Frequent snacking on sugar filled treats can make your mouth an acidic environment.? Thi... Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:00:00 GMT Navy Medicine https://www.med.navy.mil/NMRTC-Test/BUMED-News/Blog-View/Article/2609623/5-helpful-tips-to-protect-your-dental-health/