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  • Sleep is serious: Catch your Zzzs

    "BEEP. BEEP. BEEP." The alarm is blaring. Time to get up. Do you hit "snooze"? ... What's in a "Zzz"?On average, we spend 33 percent of our lives ... asleep. When assessing your overall health, have you considered your sleep habits?Sleep hygiene, as researchers call it, involves a variety of

  • Hanscom clinic recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week

    The 66th Medical Squadron will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week March 14 through 18 to promote patient health care safety to the community. The theme for this year's campaign is "United for Patient Safety.""The purpose of our involvement in Patient Safety Awareness Week again this year is to

  • Air Force actively monitoring ongoing Zika virus infection

    The Air Force is closely monitoring the emergence of Zika virus infection in the Americas, Oceania, and Africa to help inform and protect Airmen and their families.The Department of Health and Human Services, with its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is leading the U.S. response to

  • Base clinic signs MOU with Red Cross

    The 66th Medical Squadron and the American Red Cross recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin a Red Cross Volunteer Program here.The Red Cross has a continuous working relationship with various military organizations and programs involving health, welfare, recreation and morale of

  • Cold and flu season is here

    The 66th Medical Squadron Public Health office would like to remind the Hanscom community that the cold, flu and respiratory infection season is now in full effect.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, common colds are the primary reason that children miss school and adults

  • AF implements new DOD-wide changes to maternity leave

    Beginning Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.This new policy

  • February is National Cancer Prevention Month

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command and Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, will promote its Cancer Prevention Awareness Campaign.The goal of the campaign is to inform members of the workforce on ways to reduce their risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Among

  • MDS earns The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval

    The 66th Medical Squadron here was recently accredited by The Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Care Medical Home organization.The Hanscom clinic announced it earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance

  • TRICARE pharmacy copays change Feb. 1

    Military pharmacies and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery will remain the lowest cost pharmacy option for TRICARE beneficiaries when some TRICARE pharmacy copays change Feb. 1. Most copays for prescription drugs in the home delivery program and retail network pharmacies will increase slightly.The 2016

  • Air Force seeks enlisted nurse commissioning program applicants

    Eligible active duty enlisted Airmen interested in a nursing commission have until Jan. 29 to submit an "intent to apply" email to the Air Force Personnel Center.The Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program offers members an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing and an Air Force