Story by Scotty Hogan | Operational Medical Systems | 11.16.2022
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) Warfighter Protection and Acute Care (WPAC) Project Management Office received notification Sept. 6, that the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Expeditionary Medical Facility had administered Malaria Treatment Drug Intravenous Artesunate, also known as MTD-IVAS, to a Service Member diagnosed with severe malaria....
Courtesy Story | Air Force Medical Service | 07.28.2022
The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency on July 23. With more than 4,000 cases in the United States, Airmen and Guardians should know the risks and how to stay safe....
Story by Spc. Noelle Wiehe | 50th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.26.2020
Soldiers who have recovered from COVID-19 are being called to participate in the Armed Forces Blood Program blood drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 2-3, at Club Stewart. Those who donate are eligible to receive a $25 gift card that can be used to shop at various brand-name companies....
Story by Adam Lowe | Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) | 12.20.2019
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense’s (JPEO-CBRND) Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Medical’s (JPM CBRN Medical) involvement with today’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approval of the world’s first Ebola vaccine contributed to a leap forward in protecting both the warfighter and......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 09.19.2019
Exposure to biological warfare agents, such as the botulinum neurotoxin, can be fatal. The neurotoxin is naturally released by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that lives in soil, but it can also be manufactured in large quantities. A single gram of it — inhaled or ingested — could kill over a million people. Because botulinum poisoning resembles other conditions (stroke or an......
Story by AnnMarie Harvie | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District | 06.20.2019
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needed a new facility to house its new lab and office space, they called the New England District and requested the agency build the facility for them. Col. William Conde and New England District team members joined FDA representatives for a groundbreaking ceremony June 20 at the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center (WEAC) in Winchester,......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 06.04.2019
An old military adage says that amateurs talk tactics while professionals study logistics. For deployed warfighters, perhaps one of the most important logistical items are medical supplies, such as blood products and medicine. But there are numerous challenges to providing medical supplies at the right place and at the right time....
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 10.15.2018
The Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) Science Review (JSR) fosters collaboration, cooperation and innovation by allowing program managers and senior leadership to understand the latest warfighter-driven technologies in development....
