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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Dec. 1, 2024

Syphilis Cases Among Pregnant Women and Newborns in the Military Health System, 2012–2022

This report presents the rates of maternal syphilis among pregnant women and congenital syphilis among newborns in the Military Health System beneficiary population from 2012 to 2022. Between 2012 and 2021, cases of congenial syphilis in the U.S. increased by 755%, and rates of maternal and congenital syphilis within the Military Health System ...

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Dec. 1, 2024

Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 and Kidney Events in U.S. Active Component Service Members, March 1, 2020–September 30, 2022

This study assessed the incidence and incidence rate ratio of selected kidney events among U.S. active component service members that occurred from 31 days to six months after a COVID-19 test. Early evidence suggests that COVID-19 is linked to kidney-related events in older and hospitalized patients but has not been examined among a younger, healthy ...

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Dec. 1, 2024

Desert Hammer 2024: Tactical Medicine, A Moral Contract, Civilian Partnerships

Medical staff move a simulated patient to the emergency department after an Arizona Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk MedEvac landing at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 14, 2024. Civilian and military medical personnel from HonorHealth participated in Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1, receiving simulated patients from military personnel, bridging gaps in terminology and protocols. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)

At Desert Hammer 2024, held Nov. 13-16 across southern Arizona, the 944th Fighter Wing and its partners redefined the practice of military medicine. From stabilizing critical injuries to bridging military and civilian trauma care, the large-force exercise emphasized the unwavering imperative of medical readiness under fire.

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