The September 2025 MSMR presents the annual burden of morbidity issue, beginning with an analysis of absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among U.S. active component service members in 2024; complemented by related reports on both hospitalizations and ambulatory care visits among active component service members in 2024, and reports for morbidity burdens among deployed active and reserve component members, in addition to medical evacuations from U.S. Central and Africa Commands among the active and reserve components for 2024; followed by a report on absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among active component members of the U.S. Coast Guard in 2024. These reports are accompanied by a report on absolute and relative morbidity burdens among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System in 2024. Two Surveillance Snapshots focus on illness and injury burdens among reserve component and Coast Guard Reserve members. A third Surveillance Snapshot features telehealth use trends among active component service members from 2020 through 2024. The issue concludes with the monthly summary of the most frequent reportable medical events within the Military Health System.  

The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published continually since 1995, is a peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. MSMR publishes monthly reports describing the incidence, distribution, impact, or trends of illness and injuries among members of the United States Armed Forces and other beneficiaries of the Military Health System.

The April 2025 30th anniversary issue features a variety of articles on the history of MSMR and U.S. military medical surveillance, the May 2025 issue focuses on military women's health and readiness, and the June 2025 issue provides data on heat illnesses and injuries among active component service members during the prior year.

Articles from each issue of MSMR are accessed by scrolling to the You Also May Be Interested In... section of this page.

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