By Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Today we celebrate the 141st birthday of our Navy Medical Corps. We’ve come a long way since the Forty-First Congress enacted the Appropriations Act which established the Medical Corps as a separate entity and as a Staff Corps of [...]
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From U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) wrapped up National African-American History Month with a celebration, Feb. 27. This year’s theme for the month is “Black Women in American Culture and History.” The BUMED ceremony included a presentation from guest speaker Pamela Montgomery, director [...]
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By Capt. Richard Stoltz, commanding officer, Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay and commander, Joint Medical Group. Stoltz is a clinical psychologist who began his Navy career in 1986. (Part 2 of 3 posted on Wednesday, Feb. 22) Prevention As often noted, it is best to begin with the end in mind. Thus, how might we prevent service members [...]
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From U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Max R. Rohn, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, will be representing Navy Medicine at a formal dinner at the White House this week. The dinner will honor Iraq War veterans and their families and is hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. [...]
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From the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute What is Heart Disease? When you hear the term “heart disease,” you may think, “That’s a man’s disease” or “Not my problem.” But here is The Heart Truth®: one in four women in the United States dies of heart disease, while one in 30 dies of breast [...]
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