Research: Core to the MHS Mission

Research and medical publications (articles from peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals) are a vital part of the Military Health System. Important articles authored by great minds in the MHS are frequently published in medical journals, and many non-DoD researchers are publishing papers that are nonetheless quite relevant to military medicine.

This section of health.mil will highlight important articles about the most recent research in military medicine inside and outside of the Department of Defense as well as guide you to where you can find more information about this important work.

Be sure to also read the MHS Blog for frequent updates on research!

Articles on health.mil

November 2009

• U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command: Science to Soldier

October 2009

• Study Team Sets Out to Identify Health Trends in Service Members

September 2009

• Injury-Specific Factors May Contribute to PTSD
• U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Funds Orthopaedic Clinical Studies
• Ethics on the Battlefield
• USU Helps Lead Largest Ever Study of Suicide in the Military

August 2009

• Drug Resistant Bacteria Found in Returning Wounded Service Members
• Civilian Docs Should Take Extra Steps When Caring for Military Kids

July 2009

• Study Reveals Differences Between Military and Civilian Cancer Rates
• Air Traffic Control Tracking Method Reduces Errors
• DoD Watchdog a "Little Known National Jewel"

From the MHS Blog

August 2009

• Study Considers Effect of Deployment on Children
• Combat Care Experts Continue Work to Reduce Mortality Rate
• Forty Percent of Military Population Uses Alternative Therapies
• Understanding Extremity Injuries From OIF

July 2009

• NNMC Reviews OIF Brain Injuries
• Army Institute of Surgical Research Tackles Trauma Trade-off
• Protection and Education Have Reduced Eye Injuries in the Military
• Research on Infections of OIF Wounded
• DoD Flu Surveillance Garners Praise
• Motorcycle Accident Trends in the Latest MSMR
• Patterns of Alcohol Abuse

Podcasts

• Dot Mil Docs 81: Aircraft Mishap Epidemiology
• Dot Mil Docs 80: Breast Cancer Vaccine Trial
• Dot Mil Docs 79: Army Breast Cancer Research

Resources Within the MHS

	MHS Publication Search - This portion of our web site provides a way for you to search for peer-reviewed journal articles authored by MHS personnel from military treatment facilities (MTF) and MHS laboratories.
	Deploymed ResearchLINK - This web site was established as part of FHP&R's Health Science and Force Optimization (HS&FO) mission to inform Service members, researchers & health care providers, leaders, and interested others about DoD and other federally funded research on deployment-related health issues.
	Health Program Analysis and Evaluation Surveys - HPA&E health care scientists collect information to measure beneficiary and staff satisfaction and to support functions such as: strategic planning and marketing; improving quality of care/access; contractual performance; and responding to MHS and DoD requests.

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Every month, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center publishes a magazine of health-related analyses of interest to the military audience. The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (most call it simply “the MSMR”) includes trends of illnesses, trends of deployment health assessment form answers, and field reports describing outbreaks and case occurrences.

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