Snacking is a natural part of the day for many, providing a much-needed boost between meals.Sometimes, our bodies require nourishment to stabilize blood sugar levels. Other times, we snack out of habit.Making mindful choices when it comes to snacks can significantly impact overall health and help...

Advances in operational medicine for Navy Medicine and Defense Health Agency was on full display with the annual Continuous Process Improvement Fair held at Naval Hospital Bremerton, May 10-13, 2025.The project presentation was based upon such criteria as innovative/creativity and overall impact on...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, in collaboration with Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River and the St. Mary's County Health Department (SMCHD), successfully conducted a Potassium Iodide (KI) distribution event on March 12, 2025. The drive-through event, held...

LEMOORE, Calif. — Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) champions accurate time tracking procedures within the web based Defense Medical Human Resources System Internet (DMHRSi) platform.The clinic’s resource management department conducted an in-person DMHRSi training for the command’s active duty...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) recently hosted the Operational Medicine Health Informatics Advisory Group (OPMHAG) for Fleet, Navy Medicine, and Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS) program leaders who showcased an innovative operational medicine system poised to transform...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) hosted Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) leadership for their 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting on Mar. 10-11.Commanding officers, executive officers, senior enlisted leaders and science and technical directors attended the meeting...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is celebrating the recognition of one of its providers as Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for the United States Navy.Lieutenant Jeff Bazanele was announced earlier this year as the recipient of the honor for 2024. Bazanele, a native...

SPRING LAKE, N.C. – Amidst the chaos of battle on distant shores, a Marine goes down—“DOC!” echoes across the field, and a Navy Corpsman pushes forward before the word even finishes tearing itself from their lungs. Aboard a warship, alarms blare as a medical team work to stabilize an injured Sailor,...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 13, 2025) – Dr. John Simecek, director, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine (CHRM), was awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal by Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps,...

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed” (Washington, 1901, p. 217).As the most senior and final remaining civilian galley employee at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, Michael Jennings,...