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Medical leaders address COVID-19 concerns during Blue Star Families forum

Medical leaders address COVID-19 concerns during Blue Star Families forum

The sheer volume of COVID-19 infections makes the virus and its variants a real challenge, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Blue Star Families forum in a virus update Jan. 19. Speaking virtually along with Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, […]

January 28, 2022 ×

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Mold — a health risk in your home

Mold — a health risk in your home

The health and safety of our residents is a top concern for the KMC Housing Office. Our commitment to you is to provide our housing residents with a safe living environment. In Germany, mold can often be found both indoors and outdoors. Mold can enter your home through open doorways, […]

January 28, 2022 ×

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Surgery access expands at LRMC

Surgery access expands at LRMC

January 21, 2022 ×

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Blood Donations are mission critical 365 days a year

Blood Donations are mission critical 365 days a year

The holidays may be over, but the spirit of giving is stronger than ever during National Blood Donor month in January. Service members with the 512th Field Hospital, 519th Hospital Center, 30th Medical Brigade know the impact blood donations have on Army readiness and capability. “Blood donations are more than […]

January 21, 2022 ×

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An Army officer assigned to U.S. Army Europe and Africa in Wiesbaden, undergoes a COVID test recently. The CDC has issued updated guidance for COVID testing requirements for military personnel who are on official travel orders departing for the United States from Europe. Courtesy photo

Updated COVID testing requirements for “official travel” to United States

The CDC recently updated their guidance, and U.S. military personnel, civilian employees, dependents, contractors, and other U.S. government employees are exempt from the new one-day testing requirement of the original CDC Order if they are traveling on official military travel orders.

January 14, 2022 ×

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Kid moves — gross motor developmental red flags

Kid moves — gross motor developmental red flags

Your cute little bundle of joy is bright eyed and happy, but when she crawls on the carpet she looks like a malfunctioning wind-up toy. Your kindergartener is easy to spot on the playground because he runs like he’s moving through jello. Is it quirky? Is it a family pattern? […]

January 7, 2022 ×

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LRMC launches microvascular reconstructive surgical services

LRMC launches microvascular reconstructive surgical services

U.S. Army Surgeons performed the first microvascular reconstruction and anastomosis procedure at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Dec. 3, 2021. The first-of-its-kind procedure at LRMC expands services and capabilities at the only Level II Trauma Center outside the United States and principal evacuation and treatment center for all injured U.S. Service […]

January 7, 2022 ×

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Garrison chaplains provide vital mental health, counseling for holidays

Garrison chaplains provide vital mental health, counseling for holidays

Chaplain (Maj.) Michael Dawson understands the unique challenge living a life as a Solider can bring during the holidays or any other time of year. For one, he is a soldier. For another, he lends an ear to the many other Soldiers who come to him at U.S. Army Garrison […]

January 7, 2022 ×

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30 Med Brigade Victory Medics support COVID booster rodeo

30 Med Brigade Victory Medics support COVID booster rodeo

Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to administer voluntary COVID-19 booster shots to approximately 1,600 individuals at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Dec. 8. Victory Medics helped manage patient flow, checked paperwork and eligibility, pre-filled syringes and administered shots. […]

December 17, 2021 ×

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LRMC incorporates high cure rate procedure for cancer

LRMC incorporates high cure rate procedure for cancer

Over nearly two decades, Richard Reed has traveled from Germany to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seven times. These weren’t holiday trips but rather medevacs for the treatment of his cancer. Reed’s treatments required a specialized dermatologist trained in Mohs surgery, which until now, wasn’t available in Germany for […]

December 17, 2021 ×