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July 8, 2024
Murtha Cancer Center hosts Cancer Summit highlighting 'You,' ongoing research
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Highlighting ongoing cancer research and care, the John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) hosted its annual Cancer Summit on June 26 at Walter Reed.
July 2, 2024
Patients rate Walter Reed providers with 100 percent satisfaction
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Six Walter Reed health care providers and the administrative staff of the Radiation Therapy clinic earned recognition in the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) Best of the Best report for the second quarter of 2024, recently released by Military Health System (MHS) officials.
July 1, 2024
Baby born at 22 weeks survives, thrives, thanks to Walter Reed team and parents
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Aida Sall Diop and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alioune Diop welcomed their newborn daughter, Mariam Aliyah, who was born October 31, 2023, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at just 22 weeks and five days gestation, weighing 460 grams (1.01 pounds). She spent five months in Walter Reed’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being discharged.
June 27, 2024
3D MAC, Ortho/Prosthetics assist service members, beneficiaries get back into action in and out of uniform
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Ryan Pelzer grew up riding motocross, but a firework accident claimed his right thumb and injured his wrist, hampering his ability to participate in the sport, but not his passion for it.
June 25, 2024
Ringing of the bell: Teen celebrates successful cancer treatment with a ritual
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Celebrating a milestone in his cancer treatment, Landon McKearn, 15, and his mom, retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tiffany Anderson, hugged and shed tears after Landon rang the bell in Walter Reed’s Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology Clinic on June 14.
June 20, 2024
Walter Reed hosts Summer Safety Day
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command hosted the annual Summer Safety Day event on Naval Support Activity Bethesda June 18, 2024, encouraging people to be vigilance to prevent injuries that can come with heat and humidity, outdoor recreation and work, water activities and more during the summer months.
June 17, 2024
Walter Reed's Artiss Symposium focuses on Joy in Medicine
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Assisting patients to positive health outcomes is fundamental to finding the joy in medicine, shared various speakers during the annual Artiss Symposium, held at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, June 5, 2024.
June 13, 2024
Walter Reed Hosts Interservice Physician Assistant Program Graduation at USO
WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center proudly announces the graduation of 1st Lt. Joseph Love of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Capt. Maria Bienhoff, both of whom completed a rigorous program earning their master’s degrees under the auspices of the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP).
June 12, 2024
Raising awareness about PTSD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month is observed during June to help spread the word that currently in the United States, approximately 12 million people (about six of every 100) live with PTSD, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Treatment for PTSD works, and help is available at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and throughout the Military Health System.
June 11, 2024
Walter Reed Champions Holistic Health Care During Cancer Survivorship Day Open House
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — The atmosphere inside the Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) on Cancer Survivorship Day, June 6, 2024, resembled a reunion filled with cancer survivors, caretakers, and health care professionals all reconnecting and championing the goal of living with passion and purpose. MCC is the only Department of Defense Center of Excellence for cancer, and in 2023 published a groundbreaking, collaborative study indicating that cancer patients treated within the Military Health System (MHS) generally received earlier cancer diagnoses than privately insured or Medicaid patients.