By Rear Adm. Elizabeth Niemyer, director, Navy Nurse Corps, and deputy chief, Wounded, Ill and Injured, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery As I look at the calendar and see National Nurses’ Week May 6-12 and the 105th Navy Nurse Corps Birthday rapidly approaching on May 13th, I want to take this opportunity to [...]
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By Andre Sobocinski, historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery When the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) R4D broke through the clouds of volcanic dust and smoke to land on Iwo Jima on March 6, 1945, it carried more than whole blood and medical supplies for the wounded. On board this flight was a 22-year [...]
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By Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF) Mai Thao Pham, 1st Dental Battalion/Naval Dental Center, Camp Pendleton, Calif. *Editor’s note: In support of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Navy Medicine Live blog will feature three “Sailor in the Spotlight” to highlight the great work that our Sailors are doing to support the Navy and [...]
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By Barbara Lyon, Naval Medical Center San Diego volunteer yoga instructor Have you ever found yourself in a position you never thought that you would be in? Twenty eight years ago I walked into a yoga studio, encouraged by my husband to give it a try. Why would I want to try yoga? It did [...]
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From U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs Navy Medicine is proud to present the 2013 spring issue of Navy Medicine Magazine. It features various articles and photos highlighting the great work being done by Navy Medicine around the world. The spring issue marks the 70th anniversary of the Navy Medicine magazine and [...]
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