Research
Navy Nurse Awarded for Pediatric Trauma Care Research, Improvements
BLUF – Navy Cmdr. Emily Latimer, an emergency clinical nurse specialist at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, received the Defense Health Agency Nursing Award for Evidence-Based Practice for leading research that demonstrated a pediatric-specific blood infusion system is faster and easier to use than standard adult systems, improving transfusion capabilities for critically injured children. The project highlights how nurse-led, evidence-based research can directly enhance pediatric trauma readiness, strengthen deployment preparedness for military medical teams who may treat injured children in operational settings, and improve the quality of care delivered across Navy Medicine.
U.S. Navy microbiologist discovers 14 new viruses and gives them Texas names
BLUF – A Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio team discovered 14 bacteriophages—viruses that attack bacteria—and gave them Texas-themed names after isolating them from wastewater and finding that many effectively kill antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. For Navy Medicine, the research could lead to new treatments for resistant infections, reducing lost duty time while also advancing phage therapy as a potential tool against difficult battlefield and hospital-acquired infections.
Registration opens for the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium
BLUF – Registration has opened for the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium (Aug. 3–6, Kissimmee, Florida), the Department of War’s premier military medical research meeting, which will focus on warfighter medical readiness, expeditionary medicine, human performance, and return-to-duty research while bringing together more than 3,700 military, academic, government, and industry participants. For Navy Medicine, MHSRS remains the premier venue to showcase operational research, build collaborations, and translate scientific advances into capabilities that improve maritime medical readiness, combat casualty care, and expeditionary healthcare.
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