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US Military to Screen All New Recruits for Heart Conditions Under Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill

920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron airmen conduct cardiac arrest training during exercise Distant Horizon at Bradshaw Army Airfield, Hawaii.

Beginning next year, the U.S. military is expected to screen all potential recruits for cardiac anomalies under a new program designed to reduce deaths at boot camp and beyond. The current version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, expected to pass Congress this month, requires the Defense Department to launch a pilot program […]