• Liberty Wing hosts UK health education chair

    Sir Keith Pearson, chairman of the National Health Service’s Health Education England, visited the 48th Medical Group, Aug. 25.During his visit, Pearson observed demonstrations by both local emergency services and 48th MDG Airmen.Liberty Wing medics took Pearson to ambulance services, the emergency

  • Preventive measures lead to a healthier Air Force

    Preventing illness or injury is the goal of the Air Force’s Preventive Medicine program, a topic that is highlighted in August during Preventive Health Month. Preventive Health extends beyond health care at an individual level, concentrating rather on the health of individuals, communities and

  • PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment

    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved

  • RAF Lakenheath water safe to drink

    Additional samples have been analyzed for enterococci and did not contain bacteria. The tap water on RAF Lakenheath is safe to drink. On July 11, 2012, a notice was issued to inform tap water consumers on RAF Lakenheath that the UK contract laboratory found a positive result for the presence of

  • Drinking water notice issued for RAF Lakenheath

    Slightly elevated enterococci levels were detected in the drinking water system affecting RAF Lakenheath only. The drinking water at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell is not affected.On July 3, 2012, tap water samples were collected by Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE). On July 9, 2012, the certified

  • SR12 attendees demonstrate expeditionary medical support

    More than 50 U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps students are attending an expeditionary medical support course during Shared Resilience 2012, May 28 - June 8.The Air Force Medical Service EMEDS course instructors are showing students how to build and populate rapid-deployment medical facilities out of

  • Lakenheath medical personnel participate in Shared Resilience 2012

    More than 50 personnel from the 48th Medical Group are participating in Shared Resilience 2012, an annual medical training exercise, May 28 - June 8.The goal of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise is to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in disaster management and crisis

  • 48th MDG honors pioneer of nursing

    More than 40 nurses and other personnel from the 48th Medical Group attended a service in honor of Florence Nightingale, a celebrated English nurse who laid the foundation of professional nursing, at Westminster Abbey May 9, 2012.    Leading up to the ceremony at the abbey, the group visited the

  • Air Force Aid Society awards members of 48th Medical Group

    Members of the 48th Medical Group took home another award this year, this time for a humorous, yet educational video."Who's Watching!" a video created by Capt. Matthew Weber, 48th MDG group practice manager, and Capt. Amanda Weber, 48th MDG systems and orderly room flight commander, won the 59