The National Guard (NG) played a crucial role in the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting communities nationwide with emergency outreach, setting up care facilities, working at testing sites, and distributing supplies, among many other demands. Simultaneously, these service members faced their own personal and family responses to the crisis. Still, they remained psychologically resilient, according to a new study led by the Uniformed Services University's (USU) Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS).
USU Study finds National Guard members remained psychologically resilient during pandemic response
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USU podcast, 'Let's Talk About Your Guns,' honored with Bronze Telly Award
The Uniformed Services University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress podcast, "Let's Talk About Your Guns," which offers practical and non-judgmental ways to have conversations about safe firearm storage in tough situations, has received a Telly Award this week for its impactful content.
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USU Psychiatrists Develop Global Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry Training for American Psychiatric Association
In the wake of rising global disasters and their impact on the population, the Uniformed Services University (USU), in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has created a first-of-its-kind course to ready understanding of and preparedness for such crises.
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Military, Civilian Trauma Convene for Advanced Combat Surgical Readiness Training
Military and civilian trauma experts from around the country convened for a three-day training event to reinforce vascular, plastic and orthopedic surgical skills for advanced combat surgical readiness. The program provided an opportunity to share trauma rehabilitation best practices, both within the military and civilian sectors.
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USU Study Shows Walter Reed's Value Within Maryland's Trauma System
Whether on the battlefield or within local communities, the minutes following a traumatic injury are crucial in saving lives. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew McDonough and ret. Army Col. (Dr.) Kyle Remick, from the Uniformed Services University (USU), sought to further close the time gap between injury and treatment within the National Capital Area with the potential addition of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) to the Maryland trauma system, testing its inclusion with their new study, "Geospatial Assessment to Improve Time to Treatment (GAITT)" published online ahead of print in the Journal of Surgical Research.
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Children who experience discrimination may have up to five times greater odds of suicidality
Children who experience discrimination based on weight, race, or sexual orientation have significantly greater odds of being suicidal one year later, according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University.
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Uniformed Services University Center Launches Name Change
The Uniformed Services University's (USU) Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine is changing its name to better reflect its specialized expertise in traumatic brain injury. The USU Military Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative, or MTBI2, is the only program within the Department of Defense that conducts clinical and translational research that spans all traumatic brain injury severities, paying special focus on the minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months after injury - moments that are crucial to lessening the long-term impact of these injuries.
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USU Researcher Earns Top Honors for Contributions to Military Health System
The Uniformed Services University's (USU) Dr. Thomas Davis, professor and vice chair of Research in the Department of Surgery, was bestowed the Military Health System Research Symposium's (MHSRS) Distinguished Service Award during a ceremony Aug. 14, recognizing his significant contributions to research, focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter.
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New home-based rehab program for military, veterans helps treat common muscle injuries
Musculoskeletal injuries - like low back and knee pain - account for the most lost duty days in the military and are one the main reasons service members and veterans seek medical care.
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Dr. Paige Waterman Named New Medicine Chair at the Uniformed Services University
A renowned infectious disease clinician, researcher, and leader in the battle against antimicrobial resistance, Dr. Paige Waterman, has been named the next chair of the Department of Medicine at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
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Uniformed Services University Recognizes Renown DoD Nutritionist by Renaming Human Performance Lab in her Honor
Dr. Patricia Deuster dedicated her 40-year career to the military and optimizing performance for the warfighter. Now, the Human Performance Lab (HPL) at the Uniformed Services University (USU) is dedicated to her. USU renamed the lab in her honor, and commemorated her service and the lab's renaming with a ceremony Sept. 25.
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DoD Scientists Develop Potential Cure for Rabies Infection
A single-dose therapy has been developed that is highly effective against lyssavirus infection (rabies), one of the deadliest known viral infections of humans.
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New Nobel Prize in Medicine winner Katalin Kariko, launched career at USU
A biochemist who got her start at the Uniformed Services University (USU), Dr. Katalin Kariko, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 2 for her key discoveries that led to the development of the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
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Uniformed Services University Psychiatrists Author Newly-Defined Prolonged Grief Disorder Diagnostic Handbook
Among those who experience a sudden and violent loss of a loved one, as many as 40 percent may struggle with Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). To help clinicians understand and treat those suffering from this crippling condition - which is much longer-lasting and all-consuming compared to typical bereavement - experts from the Uniformed Services University (USU) have collaboratively published a new book, Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder.
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Uniformed Services University's Col. Pamela Williams Receives the 2023 Association of American Medical Colleges Career in Medicine Faculty Advisor Award
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has awarded its 2023 Careers in Medicine (CiM) Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Faculty Award to Air Force Col. (Dr.) Pamela Williams. Williams, currently the associate dean for Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), received the prestigious recognition for her unwavering commitment to supporting the success of medical students.
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USU Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, DARPA collaborate to 'STRENGTHEN' mental health
Since 9/11, more than 30,000 service members and veterans have taken their own lives - a devastating toll that represents four times the number of those killed in post-911 military operations. To help reduce and eliminate suicide, the Uniformed Services University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) has partnered with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on a muti-study program designed to target and optimize brain circuits associated with suicide.
CSTS, part of USU's Department of Psychiatry, will provide consultation and support to DARPA and study teams for the new program - Strengthening Resilient Emotions and Nimble Cognitions through Engineering Neuroplasticity, or STRENGTHEN. STRENGTHEN will involve a multitude of studies led by Columbia and Harvard universities, McLean Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ultimately, this research aims to develop treatments that will enhance cognitive flexibility - the skill of adapting one's t
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Dr. Michael Zanker joins USU's National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Board-certified emergency medicine physician Dr. Michael Zanker has been named deputy director of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
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Dr. James Mancuso Appointed as Chair of Uniformed Services University's Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
Dr. James "Jamie" Mancuso, a retired Army physician with significant expertise in tropical medicine, preventive medicine, and occupational medicine, was selected to chair the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics in the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). USU is the nation's only Federal health sciences university, located adjacent to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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Army Anesthesiologist Robert Vietor Named Chair of Anesthesia Department at "America's Medical School"
Army Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Robert Vietor, was named the new Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology for the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
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Moderate to severe brain injuries significantly increase risk for brain cancer in post-9/11 veterans
Service members who have had a moderate, severe, or penetrating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, are at a greater risk for subsequently developing brain cancer, according to a collaborative study led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University (USU) published February 15, 2024, in JAMA Open Network. On the other hand, those who have suffered mild TBI, or concussion - which is much more common - may not be associated with later brain cancer diagnoses, the study finds.
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