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Pfc. Jaritt Louthan, a medical lab technician, works with freeze-dried plasma at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Defense Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, that of the 50 facilities designated for some level of restructuring, 37 outpatient clinics now open to all beneficiaries will eventually see primarily active-duty personnel. BRIAN MICHELICHE/U.S. ARMY
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Pentagon: 200,000 non-uniformed patients will be moved from military clinics to private medical facilities

Thousands of military family members and retirees will soon receive medical care at off-base facilities as the Defense Department implements a new plan to use some of its health care centers to serve...
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Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet medical teams conduct a demonstration for Republic of Korea Navy

Medical staff from U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy led a medical evacuation demonstration for the ROK Navy Fleet Surgeon immediately following Blue Ridge’s pull-in to Busan, February 5.
Navy Hospital Corpsman Kenny Liu, from San Jose, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's medical department, prepares a needle with a flu vaccination in the ship's hangar bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy Jaskuloski)
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Mid-season flu activity increase: How to keep healthy

Influenza can affect anyone, from the everyday civilian to the active-duty service member. Current trends show an increase in flu activity at the halfway point of the season.
Chaehun Choe, safety and occupational health specialist at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, poses with the center’s Fiscal Year 2019 Eighth Army Exceptional Operational Safety Award. The unit won the battalion-level honor.
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USAMMC-K recognized for safety program

Readiness and workplace safety go hand in hand at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, and that continued emphasis has not gone unnoticed.
Recent CDC and FDA guidance recommends that men and women up to 45 years of age get vaccinated to protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection and can cause certain cancers and genital warts. More than 14 million new HPV infections occur in the U.S. each year, and about 80 percent of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some point in their lives. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases image)
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HPV vaccine now recommended for those up to age 45

The Food and Drug Administration has raised the recommended age to receive the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV to 45. Health care experts say that's good news for women and men who did not receive the anti-cancer vaccine in childhood.
Army Capt. Melisa Natapraya, commander of the Medical Logistics Support Team-Korea with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, loads a container on Nov. 6, 2019 in preparation to hand off equipment to deploying forces during a medical training exercise at the Army Prepositioned Stock-4 site in South Korea. (Photo courtesy Capt. Melisa Natapraya)
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Exercise tests Army Medical Logistics ability to support wartime mission

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency participated in the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade medical exercise organized by the Eighth Army, which was completed Nov. 23, 2019.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Tom McCaffery speaks on Thursday at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals. McCaffery announced to the nearly 2,000 conference attendees that he has asked the Military Health System's senior leadership to develop and codify a formal strategic framework to guide integrating and optimizing all MHS components to meet his vision. (MHS photo)
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McCaffery calls for military medical strategic framework for warfighting readiness

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Tom McCaffery today called on the Military Health System to continue to “adapt and evolve” to deliver on the system’s mission to prepare a military medical force needed to meet current and future operational requirements.
After the huddle, the Army, Navy and Air Force surgeons and Physician Assistant met with the hospital command team. (Photo Credit: Inkyeong Yun, BDAACH UPAR)
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Pacific Tri-Service General Surgeons Perform The First Surgeries at BDAACH

Six military general surgeons (three Army, two Navy, and one Air Force) and an Air Force Physician Assistant performed surgeries together on the opening day of Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital (BDAACH) and Ambulatory Care Center on 15 November, 2019.
Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General, spoke to surgeons at the Defense Committee on Trauma and Committees on Surgical and En Route Combat Casualty Care Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, on November 13. He spoke about the plans for current and future trauma and surgical initiatives within Army Medicine and that surgeons must be involved in improving trauma care during this time of military medical reform. (U.S. Army Image by Rebecca Westfall, MEDCOM/OTSG)
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Military Medical Reform is an Opportunity to Make Trauma Care Better

“I am biased, I believe that our Surgeons are the best in the world,” said U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, at the Defense Committee on Trauma (DCOT), Committees on Surgical and En Route Combat Casualty Care (CCC) Conference on November 13, in San Antonio, Texas.
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Consider a few important factors before getting cosmetic surgery in Korea

South Korea is well known for cosmetic surgery. Per capita, people in Korea go under the knife (or needle) more than anywhere else in the world.
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Sinpyeongga Sagyejeol Naengmyeon: Try delicious Korean noodles

Naengmyeon, with its firm texture, sweet and spicy sauce and cold, comforting broth, hails from North Korea.
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Lotteria launches Veggie Burger

Lotteria has launched the first South Korean fast-food inspired veggie burger with its latest offering the “Miracle Burger”.
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'The Bakery' holding Strawberry Festival promotion at Hotel Nongshim in Dongnae, Busan through April 30

Hotel Nongshim in Dongnae is holding a “Strawberry Festival” promotion at its flagship bakery.
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The Mat in Daeyeon-dong offers a great Korean Hanu BBQ

Located across from the Traffic Broadcasting Network Busan around Pukyong National University, The Mat has served various Korean-style hanu dishes for five years since its open.
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5 Must-try breweries near Camp Humphreys

When thinking of beers and breweries, South Korea may not be high, or even present, on a brew connoisseur’s list. Many dismiss Korean beer as too weak or too watery, but there are breweries and microbreweries popping up all over the peninsula aiming to change these misconceptions.
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Enjoy a Strawberry Dessert Buffet at Hilton Hotel

Located on the top floor of the Hilton hotel, McQueen’s Lounge features panoramic sea views and features a strawberry dessert buffet “Crazy in Pink”