The Uniformed Services University's Consortium for Health and Military Performance's (CHAMP) Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Francis O’Connor discusses sickle cell trait's (SCT) implications on military service and exercise. This video includes a message from Command Sergeant Major Anthony Simpson, as well as rare footage and commentary of an exertional collapse in an individual with SCT.
Many individuals with COVID-19 say they experience headaches, along with a “fuzziness” or brain fog that can persist for weeks or months following recovery from the acute respiratory symptoms. This is sometimes referred to as “COVID brain.” The long-term clinical implications of infection by the virus continue to baffle scientists and, until now, the neurological manifestations have been believed to be a result of direct damage to...
Many Americans today have family members who once served or are currently serving in the armed forces. And according to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, veterans are more likely than members of the general public to have family connections to the military. In fact, DoD reported in 2016 that nearly 80% of new troops claimed ties to a sibling, parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin who wore the uniform. Military roots in Uniformed...
Three Federal health care leaders with ties to the Uniformed Services University will be honored by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) for their outstanding contributions to improve health and health care. Public Health Service Rear Admiral Susan Orsega, Ms. Sheila Burke, and Dr. Patrick DeLeon, will be lauded during the AAN annual conference occurring October 29-31, 2020.
Many efforts are underway at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) to support the fight against the pandemic, some of which involve applying existing research and knowledge to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
