Medical

Jun- 2025 -

5 June

Can 3D-Printed Skin Save Soldiers? The US Army Thinks So

The US Army is teaming up with researchers in Hawaii to explore how 3D-printed skin and other lab-grown tissues could treat troops with chemical, biological, and burn-related injuries.

3 June

Americas

U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, offers covered fire for squad members during a military operation on urban terrain training on March 17, 2025, in South Korea. The exercise focuses on enhancing urban warfare skills, improving coordination, and strengthening interoperability between both forces in complex, close-quarters environments. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Oniel McDonald)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Launches Cognitive Health Program to Boost Warfighter Performance

The US Department of Defense has unveiled an initiative to monitor the brain health of warfighters to identify interventions that can restore or enhance their mental processing skills.

May- 2025 -

31 May

Middle East

Palestinian displaced children wait to receive free food in Gaza City, on April 10, 2025. Israel resumes major strikes on the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto) (Photo by MAJDI FATHI / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Condemns ‘Armed Individuals’ for Looting Medical Supplies in Gaza

The United Nations condemned Friday a group of "armed individuals" for raiding warehouses in the Palestinian territory of Gaza and looting large amounts of medical supplies.

9 May

Technology

Senior Airman Laura Fitzpatrick, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron medical material technician, examines pharmaceuticals at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 12, 2024. Fitzpatrick was recognized as Pride of the Pack for managing the HCOS’s Self-Life Extension Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

Rojoef Manuel

US Awards $30B Pharmaceutical Supply Deal for Warfighters

The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $30.3-billion pharmaceutical prime vendor contract to support medicinal supplies for warfighters.

6 May

Asia Pacific

A medical equipment with a built-in screen that shows multiple values on the screen. Some of it appears to be measuring blood pressure. Its display is colored orange on the left and blue on the rigth, with both sides displaying the word "Deflated" most prominently. Four small tubes are connected to it, two orange tubes on the left and two clear ones below the screen. It appears to be resting on a table with a flat white surface. On the foreground, an arm of a uniformed personnel wearing green and brown camo fatigues can be seen writing something out of frame with a black pen.

Juster Domingo

Australian Defence Force to Bolster Deployable Health System

The Australian Army and Royal Air Force are set to receive new health and medical support to help servicemen without leaving the battlefield.

Apr- 2025 -

30 April

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Colorado Firm to Deliver Mindset Training for US Marines

Chimney Trail Health has secured a $25-million deal to provide “evidence-based, high-performance” mindset training for US Marine Corps soldiers.

30 April

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon to Refine Medical Conditions List Disqualifying Recruits

The US Department of Defense has signed a memorandum to review the list of medical conditions that would disqualify people from joining the armed forces.

28 April

Americas

A CH-53E super stallion crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 "Pegasus," brandishes a coyote American flag patch on his uniform during a flight around Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2014. The crew of the CH-53E conducted a single-point external lift of a decommissioned Navy A-4 skyhawk from Barber's Point to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for the Wings Over the Pacific 2014 air show to be used as a static display. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan/ Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon to Continue Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Soldiers

The US Department of Defense is planning to reinstitute gender-affirming care for transgender warfighters.

24 April

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

Texas Biotech Company to Test Diarrhea Solution for Troops

The US Navy has signed an agreement with Maxwell Biosciences to conduct in vitro testing of a peptidomimetic drug to decrease diarrhea in warfighters.

24 April

Land