Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

Click on the icon to open, download and save the latest issue of MSMRThe May 2026 issue of MSMR features four full reports and a brief report, beginning with the annual update of heat exhaustion and heat stroke among U.S. active component service members, from 2021 through 2025; complemented by the annual updates on exertional rhabdomyolysis and exertional hyponatremia among active component service members, 2021–2025; followed by the annual update on malaria in the U.S. Armed Forces in 2025; and concludes with an annual 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.

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May 1, 2026

MSMR Vol. 33 No. 5 - May 2026

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The May 2026 MSMR features four full reports and a brief report, beginning with the annual update of heat exhaustion and heat stroke among U.S. active component service members, 2021–2025; complemented by the annual updates on exertional rhabdomyolysis and exertional hyponatremia among active component service members, 2021–2025; followed by the ...

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April 1, 2026

MSMR Vol. 33 No. 4 - April 2026

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The April 2026 MSMR features two full reports and a brief report, beginning with a study of tobacco and nicotine use indicators from two data sources for U.S. active component service members in 2023; followed by a report on head and neck cancer among active component service members from 2010 to 2024; with brief report on the incidence of ...

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March 1, 2026

MSMR Vol. 33 No. 3 - March 2026

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The March 2026 MSMR features two full reports and a Surveillance Snapshot, beginning with a report on mortality rates among U.S. service members, from 2010 to 2020; followed by a report on the incidence and burden of endometriosis among U.S. active component service women, 2017 to 2024; with a Surveillance Snapshot on mid-year populations by sex, age, ...