Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

Click on the icon to open, download and save the latest issue of MSMRThe March 2026 issue of 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, and race and ethnicity of U.S. active component service members, from 2023 to 2025; and 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.

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MSMR is always seeking high quality, relevant submissions for publication. Prospective authors are welcome to review instructions and submit manuscripts within the aims and scope of the journal. Inquiries regarding content or material to be considered for publication should be directed to the MSMR Editor.

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March 1, 2025

Non-Medical Risk Factors Influencing Health and Association with Suicidal Ideation or Attempt, U.S. Active Component, 2018–2022

This study reports the prevalence of non-medical risk factors, also known as social determinants of health, among active component U.S. service members and assesses the relationship between these factors and suicide ideation or attempts between 2018 and 2022. This study documents, for the first time, the frequency of diagnosis for non-medical risk ...

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Feb. 1, 2025

Development of a New Fleet Disease and Injury Surveillance Capability Using ESSENCE

This report details the steps taken to develop a timely, accurate, and comprehensive Navy fleet disease and injury surveillance capability, utilizing ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics), including the successes and challenges that will guide further refinement and expansion of this tool.

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Feb. 1, 2025

Surveillance Snapshot: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Incidence in Active Component U.S. Service Members, 2017–2023

This analysis utilizes an updated case definition for non-Hodgkin lymphoma developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, based on consultation with subject matter experts and previous literature, to establish non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence within the U.S. Armed Forces active component, from 2017 through 2023.

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Feb. 1, 2025

External Cause Coding of Injury Encounters in the Military Health System Among Active Component U.S. Service Members, 2016–2019

Knowledge of injury causes is essential for prevention. This article describes causes of injury for all U.S. service members, from 2016 through 2019, and identifies variations in injury cause coding over time, and by branch of military service, type of health care visit and facility, and diagnosis category.

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Jan. 1, 2025

Use of Positive Predictive Value to Evaluate the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Brain Cancer Incidence Rules, Active Component Department of the Air Force Pediatric Dependent Population, January 1, 2010–December 31, 2020

This study applied the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) case definition for the identification of malignant brain tumors among U.S. active service members to the dependent pediatric population of the active component of the U.S. Air Force, to determine the positive predictive value of this case definition for a pediatric population.