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A 1747 study found the treatment for scurvy. A man accused of ‘quackery’ may have inspired it
The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical ...
This Navy SEAL doctor is a big reason US troops carry tourniquets in combat today
Dr. Frank Butler was honored at the White House this month for his contributions to combat casualty care including broader ...
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Naval Surgeon Captain Srujana Bhaskar, ‘Have no fear entering the armed forces’
Pics/Shadab Khan National pride Surgeon Captain Srujana Bhaskar was the next speaker. Crisp, white uniform crackling, Capt. Bhaskar said as she looked at the students, “I am a Naval officer ...
Navy medical ship to be named for Portsmouth
An expeditionary medical ship used by the Navy will be named for the city of Portsmouth. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the Bethesda-class ship to honor the city’s long legacy of hosting ...
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Biden Honors Navy SEAL Whose Innovations Transformed Battlefield Care
Navy CAPT (Dr.) Frank Butler during his time as USSOCOM Command Surgeon - circa 2004 When (then) Captain Butler was appointed U.S. Special Operations Command surgeon in 2004, he saw an opportunity ...
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A 1747 study found the treatment for scurvy. A man accused of ‘quackery’ may have inspired it
Things changed when Royal Navy surgeon James Lind set out to see what could be used to treat scurvy, the scourge of sailors for thousands of years. But a new analysis of an 18th century study by ...
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Navy medical ship to be named for Portsmouth
Darin Via, the U.S. Navy Surgeon General and chief of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Via spent the majority of his professional military and medical life at the medical center.