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Countermeasures Against the Degradation of Warfighter Capabilities due to Infectious Disease Threats
This SOAR explores the impact of infectious disease on military personnel, providing both an historical and ongoing risk profile of the various infectious diseases that put the warfighter at risk. It includes a look at the historical impact of infectious diseases on past conflicts before going on to detail current and future infectious disease risks, their impact on the warfighter, and challenges in prevention or treatment, and concludes with a quick-look summary of state of the art developments and recommended countermeasures to aid leaders during training and planning. Read the SOAR
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Dr. Thomas Webster, Ph.D. - Bringing the Hospital to You: Implantable Nano Sensors
Dr. Thomas Webster directs the Nanomedicine Laboratory at Northeastern University which designs, synthesizes, and evaluates nanomaterials for various implant applications.
This research, discusses an interesting medical diagnosis capability that when fully developed could revolutionize military medicine using nano sensors in the body to monitor the health of service members.
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