Personal Care and Health

The U.S. Army's top official pledged Wednesday to eradicate chipping and peeling lead paint in roughly 40,000 base homes.

Even the Marines are facing problems with overweight troops.

Members of the sea services were the most likely to report binge or hazardous drinking, according to data.

Physicians far from a field hospital could soon perform delicate, highly specialized surgery on wounded troops using robotics...

Navy and Air Force electronic health records lack proper security, according to the Pentagon Inspector General.

The DoD's new electronic health records system is on track despite ongoing startup problems faced by pilot program users.

Two senators urged Defense Secretary Hagel to end the 5 percent discount on tobacco product sales at military facilities.

The Army will stick to the plan to ramp up deployments to Africa later this month despite concerns expressed by top health...

Military leaders have not yet decided whether troops deployed to West Africa will receive mid-tour leave, officials told Army...

Ebola related deployments to Africa are expected to be about six months long, an Army spokesman said, although an official...