A future Navy physician and portrait artist, EMDP2 student Shokoufeh Shadabi brings a painter's eye for observation to military medicine.

For 15 years, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andy Archer lived with a relentless, everyday companion — a pounding headache.

The AFMS, in coordination with the Department of War’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, has been developing front-line behavioral health support training offered to Air Force medics, mental health technicians, chaplains and other non-mental health personnel who adhere to clinical practice guidelines in forward and austere environments.

This retrospective cohort study evaluated trends in postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety diagnoses among 138,588 active component service women with live infant births from 2010 through 2024.

This study characterized chronic insomnia disorder, utilizing data from the Defense Medical Surveillance System, to identify incident cases of chronic insomnia from 2014 through 2023 among U.S. active component service members.

This annual report summarizes the numbers, types, and incidence rates of mental health disorder diagnoses among U.S. active component service members from 2021 through 2025.

This study analyzed the genetics of circulating influenza viruses during the 2025-2026 influenza season to better understand antigenic drift and inform future influenza prevention efforts.

MSMR publishes a quarterly report on reportable medical events among both active component service members as well as their beneficiaries who receive care through the Military Health System.

Brooke Army Medical Center has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing the hospital's commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

In a significant milestone for naval medical capabilities, Navy Medicine conducted its first Operational Readiness Evaluation, marking two historic milestones, the first ORE of an Expeditionary Medical Unit and the first afloat ORE for any Navy expeditionary medical team. This critical exercise is designed to test and validate the integration of ...

U.S. Air Force students participating in the Aeromedical Evacuation Patient Staging Course with the 937th Training Squadron learned how to safely prepare, secure, and transport patients aboard military aircraft during contingency and deployment operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis on June 22, 2026. The training teaches medical officers and ...

Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the Purple Heart to six service members — four retired, one on active duty and one receiving it posthumously — during a ceremony today in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.

A routine patrol through the Columbia Metro took an unexpected turn when Soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard responded to a civilian experiencing a medical emergency.

Uniformed Services University medical students deploy globally to master combat casualty care and build military readiness.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carrie Howe had difficulty beginning and managing tasks with anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder — but a mixed reality game at the Immersive Health Care Technology Demo Day challenged her to move, react and engage with activities.