Any facet of medical research relating to homeland defense and security, public health/global health, or military operations.

Recent Inquiries

Is there any research on the effects or correlations of airborne parachute operations and long-term degenerative disc disease of military paratroopers of the T-11 vs. T-10 parachutes?

Is there any research on the effects or correlations of airborne parachute operations and long-term degenerative disc disease of military paratroopers of the T-11 vs. T-10 parachutes?

Medical Impact of Low-Level Blast Exposure

What is the medical impact of long-term exposure to shooting mortars, artillery, and tanks?

Wearable Devices With Geolocation and Physiological Data

Who is developing commercial- and government-off-the-shelf wearable devices with geolocation tracking and physiological informatics?

Articles

The crystal structure of CHD_r1 (gray) is very similar to the computational design model (colored). (Image by Linna An, et al., Science.)

Breaking Boundaries in Biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source Enables Protein Design

From growth hormones to cancer drugs, small molecules play a crucial role in our health. Monitoring them is essential to keeping us healthy; it enables physicians to calculate dosages and patients to monitor their medical…

U.S. Army Medical Command trauma surgeons

The Bionics for Veterans (BIOVET) Advanced Surgical Training: A Bridge Between Nations

Military and civilian medical professionals from across Europe and the United States gathered for a pioneering surgical and rehabilitative training event in Rome recently, focused on advancing limb restoration techniques for wounded warriors. As part…

Charles Thangaraj stands beside the conduction-cooled cryostat that will house a superconducting radiofrequency accelerator. This machine promises to replace cobalt-60 systems to sterilize medical equipment. Credit: Tom Nicol, Fermilab

Fermilab Seeks to Broaden Industry Adoption of Electron Accelerators

Although it often goes unnoticed, Americans rely on specific industries to carry out important, life-saving tasks such as sterilizing medical equipment. These processes require powerful sources of irradiation, and in some cases, radioactive materials are…

Webinars

The image is of a green and yellow cloud or particles swirling on a black background.

Basic Science and Applications Intersecting Aerosol, Plasma, and Powder Technologies

Fundamental investigations about the behavior of aerosols can provide insights into underlying physics useful for defense applications. There is a need for methods to rapidly scale-up existing recipes for materials using plasmas.  Current research is…

A Navy Hospital Corpsman sits beside a simulated patient on the back of a vehicle.

Autonomous Platforms for Casualty Evacuation: State of the Art and Future Directions

The United States faces the return of large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer competitors—an environment not seen in over 70 years. This creates multiple challenges like managing overwhelming numbers of casualties and providing medical…

People sit around a table as a government representative speaks.

Don’t Forget to Inform the Public: Why Messaging Matters

Throughout the course of various crises, communication from government agencies and key stakeholders is critical.  Unfortunately, this communication has been upended many times in a variety of ways.  To alleviate public fear, some organizations have…

Events

2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME.   UPDATE:  DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT. With this change of venue, a number of virtual breakout rooms and one “plenary”…

Surgeons operate on a person.

2025 AMSUS Annual Meeting

AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, serves as a communication platform for the advancement of health professionals in all federal health agencies, as well as other nations. Key speakers include: Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under…

Five servicemembers preparing an injured servicemember for transport in a helicopter in a military exercise.

Military Health System Conference

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….