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Surviving the summer surge: A guide to reducing the stress of transition season

Surviving the summer surge: A guide to reducing the stress of transition season

by Douglas Holl, Defense Health Agency Public Health The permanent change of station is a hallmark of military life. But even for seasoned service members, the combination of packing up a household, changing jobs, and uprooting a family can create a perfect storm of anxiety. Army military psychologist Lt. Col. […]

July 24, 2026 ×

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Children’s Dental Health

Children’s Dental Health

Editor’s Note: This article was published in a previous edition of the Kaiserslautern American and the information has been updated. We live in a fast-paced world with children often sipping on drinks other than water and snacking on sugary or starchy foods throughout the course of a day. One of […]

June 26, 2026 ×

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Ramstein Pharmacy modernizes prescription process with virtual queue

Ramstein Pharmacy modernizes prescription process with virtual queue

The 86th Medical Group pharmacy is modernizing its prescription pickup experience by implementing a fully virtual queue system June 29 at the clinic. The updated process will remove the pharmacy’s in-lobby kiosk and transition patients to Q-Anywhere, a virtual queue platform that allows users to request prescription activation remotely from […]

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Ramstein Air Base Mental Health Resources

Ramstein Air Base Mental Health Resources

May 8, 2026 ×

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Fueling the Force:  Nutrition’s Role in Readiness

Fueling the Force: Nutrition’s Role in Readiness

by Bernard Little  Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Hospital Communications Fueling the body properly is essential to maintaining strength, endurance, and resilience across the force. According to experts at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Consortium for Health and Military Performance, or CHAMP, at the Uniformed Services […]

April 9, 2026 ×

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Improving you during National Nutrition Month

Improving you during National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month. As a military community, taking simple, sustainable steps toward better health through improved nutrition directly impacts medical readiness, resilience and long-term wellness. National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign led by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, highlights the critical importance of making informed food choices […]

March 20, 2026 ×

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Prevention starts early: Dental readiness begins at home

Prevention starts early: Dental readiness begins at home

March 6, 2026 ×

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Tips for forming healthier habits in the new year

Tips for forming healthier habits in the new year

Most of us make resolutions on New Year’s Day and, despite our best intentions, give up on them well before the first of February. But did you know that it takes 21 days to form a new habit and 6 months to make it a routine? If you start today, […]

January 23, 2026 ×

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Medical Genetics Center: Empowering patients one test at a time

Medical Genetics Center: Empowering patients one test at a time

Serving 9.5 million beneficiaries, the Medical Genetics Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, the only genetics laboratory in the War Department, supports military medical facilities around the globe with centralized testing and consultative service. The lab empowers patients by giving them insight into their health, enabling them to take […]

January 16, 2026 ×

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Public Health Command Europe 2025: A vital prescription for health, readiness

Public Health Command Europe 2025: A vital prescription for health, readiness

Laboratory Sciences: Public Health Command Europe’s Division of Laboratory Sciences enhanced its testing capabilities by adding EPA Method 533, becoming the only in-house Department of Defense lab approved for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This new capability allows the lab to effectively monitor drinking water systems owned by the […]

January 9, 2026 ×