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Do You Hear a Ringing in Your Ears? It Might Be a Sign of Hearing Loss.
James Valentine is one of many veterans who suffer from tinnitus. It's a symptom of hearing loss that causes people to hear a constant noise – typically described as a ringing or buzzing – even in the quietest settings.
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COVID-19 Responses Underscore Importance of Patient Safety
While every day is a patient safety day across the MHS, a unique spotlight shines on this issue during Patient Safety Awareness Week, an international education and awareness-building campaign at the local level.
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TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery: A Safe, Convenient Way to Get Your Prescriptions
Are you regularly filling a prescription? If so, choosing the right pharmacy option can save you a great deal of time and money. The cheapest, most convenient option may be TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery.
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Here's some news around the MHS you might have missed:
The Department of Defense and the NCAA are working together as part of the NCAA-DOD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium. It's the largest research study of its type to better understand the effects of concussions and repetitive head impact exposure on the brain health of student-athletes.
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Did you know that dropping just 10 pounds of body weight takes 40 pounds of pressure off your knees? That's equivalent to not carrying around a cinder block. Losing even a little weight now can have a major impact on your health and quality of life.
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A New Way to Meet with Your Military Health Care Team
You and your family can conveniently get care in a new and easy way. All active duty service members, retirees, and families enrolled in a military hospital or clinic can now use MHS Video Connect - the Military Health System's web-based telehealth solution to access care.
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