Uniformed Services University and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research have collaborated with a team of Tufts University wound healing experts who have invented a novel peptide that significantly improves healing in severe wounds, earning top honors from a leading bioengineering journal.

General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of General Leonard Wood Community Hospital on April 7, 2026. This marks a significant milestone in providing exceptional healthcare to the service members, veterans, and families of Fort Leonard Wood and the surrounding communities.

The Public Health flight within the 325th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron plays a quiet but essential role in keeping Tyndall’s mission running. The team works to prevent illness, monitor health risks and support every unit on base so Airmen can train, deploy and return safely.

Sgt. 1st Class David Hong dedicated his 2025 Warrior Games “Heart of the Team” award to Evans Army Community Hospital in a ceremony at Manhart Field on Nov. 25, 2025.

This report summarizes the numbers, types and incidence rates of mental health disorder diagnoses among U.S. active component service members over a five-year surveillance period.

This report describes the seven-year prevalence of five perinatal mental health disorders among U.S. active duty service women: trauma and stressor-related disorders, anxiety and panic disorders, depressive disorders, suicidal ideation or attempt, and eating disorders.

Since 2004, MSMR has published annual updates on the incidence of cold weather injuries affecting U.S. Armed Forces members for the five most recent cold seasons. This 2025 report discusses the occurrence of frostbite, immersion hand and foot injuries, hypothermia, as well as “other specified and unspecified effects of reduced temperature.”

This report examines trends in the prevalence of obesity over the past decade among U.S. active component service members and civilians, ages 17-62 years, overall and by sex, comparing age-standardized distributions of body mass index.

Each month, MSMR publishes a reportable medical event update for active component service members as well as Military Health System beneficiaries, documented through the Disease Reporting System internet.

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Lindsay Slimski has never let life’s challenges stop her from achieving her dreams of pursuing medicine. She shares her story of resilience in the face of challenges, and her unique approach to becoming a military doctor through the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program.

Evans Army Community Hospital received the highest score amongst all military healthcare facilities for the third consecutive time and an “A” rating for the fourth straight time in the Leapfrog Group’s fall 2025 assessment released Nov. 13, 2025.

Evans Army Community Hospital hosted its quarterly Daisy Award Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, to recognize nurses for the kind, compassionate care they provide to patients. Three individual winners were selected from among 55 nominees.

Over the last four years, research psychologists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have been developing a new training to proactively address moral injury in service members.

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is leveraging advanced cryo-electron microscopy capabilities and expertise cultivated in-house to develop next-generation prevention and therapeutic medical countermeasures to protect the health of U.S. service members and ensure Force Readiness and Resiliency.

Munson Army Health Center continues to prepare its community for the upcoming flu season.