Pentagon investing millions in battlefield rapid disease detection
The handheld device will reportedly be able to test blood or fluid samples on future battlefields without needing refrigeration or temperature control.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Smart shirt could detect, and one day treat, fatal wounds
An early version senses and reports wounds. Advanced versions might compress the wound automatically to avoid blood loss.
By Todd South
Can working dogs learn to detect COVID in humans? The Army is working to find out
Researchers use tightly sealed capsules capable of holding hazardous substances that can be detected safely by each dog.
By J.D. Simkins
Army tweaks new goggles to scan for fevers
Five seconds was all it took for the goggles to detect the forehead and inner eye temperature of troops.
By Kyle Rempfer
This top military working dog is a Purple Heart recipient with nearly 100 Marine combat patrols under his collar
Sgt. Yeager, a Marine improvised explosive detection dog, was awarded the Purple Heart after an explosion in Afghanistan took out part of his ear.
By Shawn Snow
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped bioweapon
An op-ed from one of the world's top experts on tick-borne diseases demolishes a conspiracy theory.
By Sam Telford, Tufts University