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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Feb. 1, 2026
This editorial presents an overview of the CHAMPS database, illustrating the utility and opportunities for research provided by CHAMPS.
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Nov. 1, 2025
This annual update summarizes incidence rates and trends of the most frequent sexually transmitted infections among U.S. active component service members: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papilloma virus (HPV), and genital herpes simplex virus (HSV).
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Nov. 1, 2025
This retrospective evaluation utilized contact tracing data collected by Army Public Health Nursing to identify sexual networks of U.S. service members infected with chlamydia at a single military base.
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Aug. 1, 2025
This study addresses an important gap in epidemiological data on 11 arboviruses present in Papua New Guinea by providing updated serology data from 185 Papua New Guinea military personnel.
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July 1, 2025
This report describes the investigation and findings of a major outbreak of adenovirus following the re-introduction of the adenovirus vaccine in 2011.
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June 1, 2025
This annual update provides more recent data on the incidence of exertional rhabdomyolysis, a pathologic muscle breakdown associated with strenuous physical activity.
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June 1, 2025
This annual update provides more recent data on the incidence of exertional hyponatremia, a condition in which water and electrolytes lost during or after heavy exertion are replaced only by water, which can lead to death or serious morbidity if left untreated.
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May 1, 2025
This report on sepsis hospitalizations among service women is in response to studies of sepsis among active component U.S. military members that have shown markedly increased rates of sepsis hospitalizations, especially among women, among whom rates are higher than male service members as well as the general U.S. population.
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Aug. 1, 2024
This study assesses associations between demographic factors and incidence of acute hip fracture and hip stress fracture, including age, race and ethnicity, branch of service, military occupation, and recruit status, as well as associations between body mass index.
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June 1, 2024
This report summarizes incidence rates and trends of sexually transmitted infections from 2015 through 2023 among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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April 1, 2024
This report summarizes Military Heath System (MHS) data from 2019 through 2023 on the numbers, frequency, rates, trends, demographics, geographic locations, as well as military characteristics of exertional rhabdomyolysis among U.S. active component service members.
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April 1, 2024
This report summarizes heat stroke and heat exhaustion case counts, incidence rates, and locations among U.S. active component service members from 2019 through 2023.
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March 1, 2024
This study compared estimates of the prevalence of and risk factors for tobacco and nicotine use obtained from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey and Periodic Health Assessment survey. The HRBS and the PHA are important Department of Defense sources of data on health behavior collected from U.S. military service members.
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Feb. 1, 2024
This report summarizes 2003 to 2021 survey administration and content of the U.S. Marine Recruit Assessment Program, a cross-sectional, baseline survey of U.S. Marine recruits that is administered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego.
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May 14, 2026
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Last Updated: February 14, 2025