News

June 14, 2018
2017 Drinking Water Confidence Report Released

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Bioenvironmental Engineering Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently released the 2017 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, and its findings confirm the base drinking water systems meet all health standards for the U.S. and Ohio
May 22, 2018
Retiring Surgeon General saw revolution in expeditionary care

Air Force Medicine has changed significantly since 1986, when Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger left his family medicine practice in Missouri to join the Air Force. Ediger, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, retires June 1, after a 32-year career that took him around the world, through numerous postings and
May 16, 2018
Alcohol’s insidious nature: Getting help empowers your career

Alcohol abuse has a deceptively gradual onset that can slowly affect family, friends and work. Knowing the signs and getting help early are key to beating alcohol abuse.
May 4, 2018
Medical Airmen recognized as 2018 Heroes of Military Medicine

On May 3, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine recognized four distinguished medical Airmen for their dedication to our nation’s service members at the 2018 Heroes of Military Medicine Awards held in Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2018
Always there: Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Balancing military and civilian roles, Air Force Reserve medics enhance Air Force Medical Service capabilities.
April 26, 2018
Nurse Transition Program Celebrates 10 years at UC Medical Center

CINCINNATTI, Ohio – UC Health Cardiac Nurse Elaine Philipp hasn’t forgotten the three weeks in 2007 that her son, then a Marine Corps member, spent in a Baghdad hospital after he was injured in an explosion. It was three weeks that Philipp had to rely on strangers on the other side of the world to
April 25, 2018
Research network works to combat number one disability claim among veterans

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Military service often requires duty in noisy environments that can cause hearing loss and it doesn’t just happen during combat operations at deployed locations far from home station.From flight line operations to firearms qualification ranges, aircraft
April 23, 2018
Ready today, ready tomorrow - Air Force prepares for the future of medical readiness

The future of warfare is uncertain, and tomorrow’s conflicts may not look like today’s. To prepare for this uncertainty, the Air Force is assessing how it prepares its medical forces to support the warfighter.
April 9, 2018
Air Force lab puts medical devices through their paces

“We break stuff,” said Lt. Col. Brandi Ritter, chief of the Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity, showing off the facility where her unit tests the devices medical Airmen use to complete their mission.
April 5, 2018
Airman’s project receives top honor for improving patient care

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Evidence-based practice is an approach to improve a process for patient care based on current data and practices. After observing a procedure the nurses and medical technicians provided patients at the 88th Medical Group, one Airman’s curiosity has earned her