Article Sep 1, 2022 Evaluation of the MSMR Surveillance Case Definition for Incident Cases of Hepatitis C The validity of military hepatitis C virus (HCV) surveillance data is uncertain due to the potential for misclassification introduced when using administrative databases for surveillance purposes. The objectives of this study were to assess the validity of the surveillance case definition used by the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) for HCV ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Sep 1, 2022 Brief Report: Menstrual Suppression Among U.S. Female Service Members in the Millennium Cohort Study Menstrual suppression allows for the control or complete suppression of menstrual periods through hormonal contraceptive methods. In addition to preventing pregnancy, suppression can alleviate medical conditions and symptoms associated with menstruation such as iron deficiency anemia,1 eliminate logistical hygiene-related challenges, and improve ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Sep 1, 2022 Letter to the Editor: Clarification of Hepatitis C Virus Screening with Case Definitions and Prevalence Among Trainees We read with interest the brief report regarding the prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection in basic military trainee blood donors by Kasper and colleagues in the November 2021 issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR),1 an update of a previous similar report Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Aug 22, 2022 Bulgarian Armed Forces Demonstrate Combat Medical Advancements Bulgarian Armed Forces showed off their combat lifesaving training to a U.S. delegation Aug. 10. Recommended Content Education & Training Health Readiness & Combat Support Global Health Engagement
Article Aug 15, 2022 Taking the stings out of summer fun What you should know and do about bee, wasp, and hornet stings Recommended Content Vector-Borne Illnesses Summer Safety Public Health
Article Aug 5, 2022 What You Need to Know About Mpox Mpox is rare. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family and when to contact a medical provider. Recommended Content Mpox Public Health
Article Aug 1, 2022 Musculoskeletal Injuries During U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Assessment and Selection, Fiscal Years 2019–2021. Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries are costly and the leading cause of medical visits and disability in the U.S. military.1,2 Within training environments, MSK injuries may lead to a loss of training, deferment to a future class, or voluntary disenrollment from a training pipeline, all of which are impediments to maintaining full levels of manpower and ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Aug 1, 2022 Brief Report: Pain and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening Outcomes Among Military Personnel Injured During Combat Deployment. The post-9/11 U.S. military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan lasted over a decade and yielded the most combat casualties since the Vietnam War. While patient survivability increased to the highest level in history, a changing epidemiology of combat injuries emerged whereby focus shifted to addressing an array of long-term sequelae, including ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Aug 1, 2022 Prevalence and Distribution of Refractive Errors Among Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and the U.S. Coast Guard, 2019. During calendar year 2019, the estimated prevalence of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism were 17.5%, 2.1%, and 11.2% in the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces and 10.1%, 1.2%, and 6.1% of the U.S. Coast Guard, respectively. Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Jul 20, 2022 DHA Program Supports Training Education of Future Medical Providers The Clinical Investigations Program combines research and training to teach and develop the future clinicians of the Military Health System. Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Education & Training Health Care Technology Clinical Investigations Program Branch
Article Jul 18, 2022 The Need for Speed Requires Intense Training Tom Cruise has nothing on real military pilots and their training. Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Education & Training Physical Fitness
Article Jul 5, 2022 Army Experts: Rabies Risk is Not Worth It Almost 60,000 people around the world die from rabies each year. Despite the common belief that rabid animals are easily identified by foaming at the mouth and aggressive behavior, infected animals may not look sick or act strangely. Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Public Health Rabies
Article Jul 1, 2022 Establishment of SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance Within the Military Health System During 1 March–31 December 2020. This report describes SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD) Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch and the Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium (NGSBC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Samples and sequence data were from SARS-CoV-2 infections occurring among Military Health System ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Jul 1, 2022 Suicide Behavior Among Heterosexual, Lesbian/Gay, and Bisexual Active Component Service Members in the U.S. Armed Forces. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are at a particularly high risk for suicidal behavior in the general population of the United States. This study aims to determine if there are differences in the frequency of lifetime suicide ideation and suicide attempts between heterosexual, lesbian/gay, and bisexual service members in the active ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Article Jul 1, 2022 Brief Report: Phase I Results Using the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS) for Military Cancer Surveillance. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, as part of its surveillance mission, periodically conducts studies of cancer incidence among U.S. military service members. However, service members are likely lost to follow-up from the Department of Defense cancer registry and Military Health System data sets after leaving service and during periods of ... Recommended Content Medical Surveillance Monthly Report