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The Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., has completed a successful test of personal health record systems that allowed patients to access information contained in the Defense Department's AHLTA electronic health record system. Now the pilot project will be extended to the Navy National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and a civilian hospital system serving military patients in Virginia, Madigan officials told the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference here this week.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates Tuesday appealed to lawmakers to set aside parochial interests and act in what he believes is in the best interest of the country when considering the Defense Department's fiscal 2010 budget request.

The U.S. military is making  a broad effort to better treat head injuries with mandatory brain tests for all returning troops.

Health care benefits and services from the Veterans Health Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan - Most U.S. Navy medical personnel in the Pacific - military and civilian - will be banned from smoking or chewing tobacco anywhere during duty hours and while in uniform, in accordance with a recent Navy instruction.

Mild traumatic brain injury - more commonly known as concussion - can occur in the most benign of places, including playgrounds and playing fields.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and their dependents. The home page for the Department of Veterans Affairs provides links to veterans benefits and services, as well as information and resources for other Departmental programs and offices.

April is Month of the Military Child. Show your support for the military child this month - Download banners and buttons to post on your web site, linking to health.mil/militarychild.

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FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The Army's vice chief of staff is visiting Fort Drum on Tuesday as part of a fact-finding tour looking for ways to reduce an increasing rate of soldier suicides.