Some Tricare Select members may lose coverage | BAMC moves some young patients to children's hospitals | Marine receives reconstructed jaw with 3D-printed teeth
Tricare Select beneficiaries were required to set up a payment plan by Dec. 31 to pay new enrollment fees, but nearly 175,000 have not done so, putting their continued coverage in jeopardy. Coverage can be reinstated if back enrollment fees are paid within six months.
Brooke Army Medical Center is transferring some new pediatric inpatients to area children's medical centers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are taking this additional precautionary measure to ensure our health care professionals are poised to support an increased need for COVID-19 care for our service members and families," said BAMC deputy commander for surgical services Col. Patrick Osborn in a statement.
Lance Cpl. Jaden Murry made history as the first servicemember to have his lower jaw recreated from a bone in his leg and 3D-printed teeth. The technique is expected to significantly shorten recovery time for Murry, who was diagnosed with a benign but aggressive bone tumor a year ago.
A study in JAMA Network Open found that veterans who did not have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol before laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy were more likely to develop unhealthy use eight years after the surgery, compared with non-surgical controls.
Nearly 9 million people in the US have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna as of Monday, according to the CDC. The number administered is less than one-third of the 25.4 million total doses distributed by the US government to date.
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