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Become a volunteer! Grace Stables Korea helping troops with PTSD

Grace Stables Korea will be hosting an event Sept. 28 at Grace Stables, and we’re looking for volunteers.

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‘2024 Chuseok B-Beauty Day’ with up to 70% discounts held Sept. 5 at Busan City Hall

The city of Busan will host the “2024 Chuseok B-Beauty Day” from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall.

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K-Beauty Experience & Promotion Hall “Beauty Play” taking place at Busan Special Exhibition Hall

The K-Beauty Experience & Promotion Hall, “Beauty Play,” will be operating at the Busan Special Exhibition Hall located in the Myeongdong branch through October 2.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The masculine paradox

After countless hours of conducting group therapy for men, it is safe to say that we live in a world filled with complexities and challenges.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The masculine journey

Men and women want the same thing: to feel good about themselves, to feel worthwhile, and to be loved.

Photo Of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 60 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breast feeding sooner than planned, and that only one out of four infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, the medically recommended duration. The Department of Defense and service military policies have been created and updated to ensure military mothers have the time, resources, and leadership support to breastfeed for six months after birth.

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Military honors mothers, infants by supporting breastfeeding

August is National Breastfeeding Month, and it offers an opportunity to talk about the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and their babies.

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Daily skincare tips: How to build a routine for healthy and beautiful skin

Whether you’re a skincare novice or a seasoned enthusiast, understanding how to build an effective daily routine can make all the difference.

Photo Of Lieutenant Ryan Twaddle (right), Branch Health Clinic (BHC) dentist aboard Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC), consults with Lt. Jensen Lau, a reserve dentist from 4th Dental Battalion out of Houston, on Aug. 22. Twaddle, who recently arrived here, will attend to the dental needs of Navy Region Korea that was without a full-time dentist in a long time.

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Seasoned dentist arrives to expand Navy Region Korea’s dental capabilities

Hold the press! For the first time in a long time, the Branch Health Clinic (BHC) of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka aboard Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) has a full-time dentist.

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Dealing with TMJ, the expressive joint

The anatomical name for this jaw joint is the temporomandibular joint, often abbreviated TMJ.

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Busan’s Medical Tourism rebounds with surge in dermatology and plastic surgery visits

Busan’s medical tourism industry, which had experienced a downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now making a strong recovery, especially in the fields of dermatology and plastic surgery.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: How to be miserable

Sometimes staying positive is challenging, but being miserable is a choice.

Photo Of A U.S. Air Force graphic demonstrates the process of mental health care and additional resources through targeted care. Targeted care refers service members and other beneficiaries to the clinical or non-clinical mental health resources best suited to support their needs, offering earlier interventions and promoting force resilience and readiness.

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Targeted care for mental health issues rolling out across Department of Defense

The Defense Health Agency is introducing a new approach at behavioral health clinics, called targeted care, to help improve access to mental health resources.

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Anti-aging and wellness trends in modern society

One of the undeniable societal interests today is ‘anti-aging’. Efforts to maintain youthfulness and enhance vitality are globally emphasized.

Photo Of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Final Rule protects minors’ privacy concerning their health care choices and treatment. If you’re the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child, this rule limits your access to your child’s protected health information.

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The HIPAA Privacy Rule and military health care: What parents of minors need to know

Are you the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child? If so, there are things you should know about what access you have to your child’s health care records and choices.


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