While the month of February is known as heart health month, the subject it highlights is a year round concern, particularly in the United States where it’s leading cause of death in men and women in America. Every year nearly 785,000 Americans have their first heart attack. Another 470,000 people...

PORTSMOUTH, Va.– Three Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Commands (NMRTC) earned perfect scores during the Career Information Program Review (CIPR) which took place the week of Feb. 7.The Career Information Program Review (CIPR) provides the command with a means to assess the effectiveness of...

After nearly two years, the COVID/Acute Respiratory Clinic at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune closed its doors a final time the afternoon of February 25, 2022.Following the first positive case of COVID-19 in Eastern North Carolina, NMCCL personnel established the “ARC” to conduct COVID-19 tests...

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune personnel are being honored on a national level once again. United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Amanda J. Randles was recently recognized as Navy Medicine’s Senior Laboratory Officer of the Year for 2021.The yearly award recognizes compassion, accountability,...

After an 18-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is reviving their STEM outreach with local area schools. On February 16, anatomy and physiology students at Lejeune High School aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune got a close-up look at what a heartbeat looks...

United States Navy Lieutenant Kenneth J. Bush was recently recognized as Navy Medicine’s Junior Information Technology Officer of the Year for 2021. Bush serves as a department head and Chief Information Officer for Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Information Management Department.The yearly...