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The multi-day training event operationalized Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0 concepts across cross-functional disciplines, including field medicine, combat search and rescue, and command and control.
New legislation prioritizing British-trained doctors for specialty training has significantly shifted opportunities away from overseas-trained medics.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: New legislation prioritizing British-trained doctors for National Health Service (NHS ) specialty training posts has sharply reduced the number of overseas-trained medics securing places, according to an analysis by the Nuffield Trust. The changes, introduced in March under former Health Secretary Wes Streeting , were designed to put “homegrown talent” ahead of overseas candidates amid growing competition for medical training positions. DETAIL: Specialty training applications increased more than fivefold over the decade to 2025, reaching almost 85,000 annually, with much of the growth driven by overseas doctors . In 2025, doctors in the newly defined non-priority group, which includes most overseas-trained…Open
A Richmond, Virginia, gastroenterologist woke from a dead sleep to find a bat physically pushing between her lips, and because she knew exactly what to do next, her story doubles as a public-health warning worth hearing. Dr. Krista Edelman was asleep in her home when something at her mouth jolted her awake. She reached up […] The post Virginia doctor wakes to find bat trying to crawl into her mouth — and her response is a lesson for every homeowner appeared first on American Almanac .
A Richmond, Virginia, gastroenterologist woke from a dead sleep to find a bat physically pushing between her lips, and because she knew exactly what to do next, her story doubles as a public-health warning worth hearing. Dr. Krista Edelman was asleep in her home when something at her mouth jolted her awake. She reached up and touched what she described as something "slimy and a little hairy and cool." It was a bat, and it was not just resting on her face. Edelman shared the account on Instagram , where the post gained wide attention. Her description left little room for ambiguity: "This bat was legitimately trying to burrow between my lips into my mouth, trying to get past my teeth. I grabbed this bat and I threw it across the room and I…Open
Medical personnel from the Kentucky ANG’s 123rd MG conducted an information exchange with Ecuadorian military counterparts. The visit focused on CCATT ops and AE capabilities as part of the State Partnership Program.
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Capt. Mathew Loe was relieved as the commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore.
Grace Farris' book brings readers behind the med school scenes — documenting anxiety over loans, bouts of impostor syndrome, friendships forged in stress, and the ever-impossible work-life balance.
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The Massachusetts National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group enhanced regional medical readiness by hosting the Air Combat Command Emergency Decontamination Course at Barnes Air National Guard Base, the first time the Air National Guard has hosted a remote training team for the course.
The Army has canceled medical training courses as the service moves to manage a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.
The planned course covers a wide variety of topics, including medical treatment in Arctic field environments, support and logistics, and weapons use.