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Medical Minute: Update on virus variants, self-testing, travel

Medical Minute: Update on virus variants, self-testing, travel

Virus variants continue to spread across Europe. Initial sampling shows that local positive cases may be up to 30-40% variant. As I mentioned last time, the variant seems to spread more easily and affect younger adults more significantly than the original strain. Simultaneously, Germany and Europe have seen a rise […]

March 26, 2021 ×

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Headed outdoors? Familiarize yourself with Hantavirus

Headed outdoors? Familiarize yourself with Hantavirus

As warmer weather approaches and we find ourselves spending more time outdoors, Public Health Command Europe wants to ensure the community is aware of a lesser-known disease known as Hantavirus. According to PHCE officials, every year, several Hantavirus cases are reported within Europe’s military community. With warmer weather, people tend […]

March 19, 2021 ×

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USAG RP risk reduction coordinator uses personal experience to help Soldiers work through grief

USAG RP risk reduction coordinator uses personal experience to help Soldiers work through grief

“Suicide may end their pain, but that pain transfers to surviving family and friends.” Laura Roman, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz risk reduction coordinator isn’t reading from a manual or syllabus. She is speaking from the broken heart of someone who lost a family member to suicide. “My brother, an Air […]

March 19, 2021 ×

Features, Health

Keep your distance from these fuzzy caterpillars

Keep your distance from these fuzzy caterpillars

Warmer weather in Europe can lend itself to adventures with your family, but it also means the return of some pesky critters. The oak processionary moth caterpillars are a tree defoliating pest that pose health risks to humans and pets in their larval stages. While touching an oak processionary moth […]

March 12, 2021 ×

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Medical Minute: Update on virus variant, Janssen vaccine, DEERs data

Medical Minute: Update on virus variant, Janssen vaccine, DEERs data

We have been together in this fight against COVID-19 for just over a year now. A year ago this week, I gave Ramstein leadership the first of many medical briefings. During that briefing, I reported just over 1,500 confirmed cases and three deaths in Germany. This week, Germany exceeded 2.5 […]

March 12, 2021 ×

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Spring marks beginning of tick season

Spring marks beginning of tick season

Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during the upcoming warmer months from March to September. Public Health Command Europe’s Entomology Department provides helpful tips and tricks for tick prevention. “Ticks are pesky little critters and can carry several potentially serious diseases,” explained Lt. Col. Sheryl Pedersen, […]

March 5, 2021 ×

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German approach to COVID-19

German approach to COVID-19

It’s been more than one year since the emergence of COVID-19, and countries around the globe have handled it in their own way. Airmen arriving to Germany from another assignment may find themselves wondering how their host nation country is handling the pandemic and how to stay informed about local […]

March 5, 2021 ×

Features, Health

USAMMC-E helps distribute COVID-19 vaccine to Soldiers throughout Europe, Africa

USAMMC-E helps distribute COVID-19 vaccine to Soldiers throughout Europe, Africa

As the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine continues globally, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe is playing a crucial role in getting vaccines to troops and beneficiaries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. USAMMC-E, a direct reporting unit to Army Medical Logistics Command, is the theater lead agent for […]

February 26, 2021 ×

Community, Health

Childhood dental milestones

Childhood dental milestones

Many parents, old and new alike, are familiar with proper oral hygiene instructions for adults, but how do we properly transition a child from baby teeth to adult teeth? As parents and caregivers, we can sometimes forget the fundamental key differences and needs in children’s teeth. Whether new parents or […]

February 26, 2021 ×

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Properly fitted surgical masks ensure patient, provider safety

Properly fitted surgical masks ensure patient, provider safety

An Army enlisted dental specialist assigned to the Vilseck Army Dental Clinic is doing her part to ensure the safety of her clinic’s staff and patients. Army Sgt. Diatou Gueye, a 68E dental specialist assigned to the Vilseck Army Dental Clinic, recently completed a fast-paced training and certification process in […]

February 26, 2021 ×