Brooke K Rodriguez, Katherine R Gonzales, Sarah C Kelsey
{"title":"Contraceptive use trends from the Periodic Health Assessment among female active duty U.S. sailors and marines, 2018-2023.","authors":"Brooke K Rodriguez, Katherine R Gonzales, Sarah C Kelsey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis A McQuistan, Michael T Fan, Sithembile L Mabila
{"title":"Trends of sepsis hospitalizations among female active component U.S. service members, 2011-2022.","authors":"Alexis A McQuistan, Michael T Fan, Sithembile L Mabila","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies of sepsis within the U.S. military population have consistently shown that rates of sepsis have increased over time. The observed higher incidence of sepsis in studies among women compared to men of the active component U.S. military population is of concern and warrants further evaluation, as it diverges from incidence typically observed in the U.S. general population. The objectives of this study were to examine cases of sepsis among active component U.S. service women between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2022, compare them to active component men in the U.S. military, and identify factors associated with sepsis among female active component service members. In this study, female active component service members evinced higher rates (66.5 per 100,000 person-years) compared to males (36.7 per 100,000 person-years), with a rate of sepsis 1.9 times higher after adjusting for demographic and military-related factors. Rates of sepsis were higher among women with a history of co-morbidities. Rates of sepsis hospitalizations among female active component service members have consistently been higher compared to male active component members. Female active component members had 1.9 times higher rates for hospitalization for sepsis compared to active component service men after adjusting for demographic and military-related factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"4-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James K Romine, Amber L Dougherty, Mary J Hessert, Andrew J MacGregor
{"title":"Association between recurring headache and selected women's health issues among U.S. Navy and Marine Corps women: cross-sectional results of the annual Periodic Health Assessment, 2021.","authors":"James K Romine, Amber L Dougherty, Mary J Hessert, Andrew J MacGregor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"26-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle D Lane, Tracy L Behrsing, Miriam E Redington, Akua N Roach, Dwayne L Taliaferro, Katharine W Nassauer, Gayle Vaday
{"title":"Enhancing military women's health and readiness through targeted research initiatives.","authors":"Michelle D Lane, Tracy L Behrsing, Miriam E Redington, Akua N Roach, Dwayne L Taliaferro, Katharine W Nassauer, Gayle Vaday","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"39-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabrielle E W Giersch, Karleigh E Bradbury, Nisha Charkoudian
{"title":"Optimizing female warfighter health and performance in environmental extremes.","authors":"Gabrielle E W Giersch, Karleigh E Bradbury, Nisha Charkoudian","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"35-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinton Hall, Monica Burrell, Zeina G Khodr, Celeste J Romano, Gia R Gumbs, Ava Marie S Conlin, Kelly O Elmore
{"title":"Long-acting reversible contraception and unintended pregnancy among U.S. active duty service members, 2017-2018.","authors":"Clinton Hall, Monica Burrell, Zeina G Khodr, Celeste J Romano, Gia R Gumbs, Ava Marie S Conlin, Kelly O Elmore","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"30-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infertility among active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2019-2023.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report presents the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed female infertility among active component U.S. service women. During 2019-2023, 8,154 active component women of childbearing potential were diagnosed with incident infertility, resulting in an overall incidence of 77.5 cases per 10,000 person-years (p-yrs). Incidence rates were highest among women in their 30s, non-Hispanic Black individuals, those in health care and pilot or air crew occupations, Army soldiers, and those who were married. From 2019 through 2023, the incidence rate of diagnosed female infertility decreased from 89.2 per 10,000 p-yrs to 69.5 per 10,000 p-yrs despite a concurrent increase in the rate of fertility testing. During the surveillance period, the average annual prevalence of diagnosed female infertility was 1.6%. Of the service women diagnosed with infertility for the first time during the surveillance period, 2,005 (24.6%) delivered live births within 2 years following their incident infertility diagnoses. The incidence rate of diagnosed infertility among service women decreased by 22.1% during the surveillance period, coincident with an increase of 74.0% in the rate of fertility testing from 2019 through 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"19-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meghan Ginn, Shauna L Stahlman, Michael T Fan, Symone Baker Miller
{"title":"Trends in cervical cancer screening modality in the active component U.S. military, 2013-2023.","authors":"Meghan Ginn, Shauna L Stahlman, Michael T Fan, Symone Baker Miller","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cervical cancer screening recommendations have evolved in the past 20 years. Several recent studies have reported on practice pattern changes in the U.S. in response to these guideline changes, but practice patterns have not yet been evaluated in the Military Health System (MHS). Data for active component service women were queried from the Defense Medical Surveillance System for relevant inpatient and outpatient encounter codes within the MHS between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2023 to identify instances of cervical cancer screening and classify each by modality: cytology alone, HPV alone, and co-testing. Trends in the use of each were evaluated within age categories: younger than age 21 years, ages 21-29 years, ages 30-64 years. A total of 378,952 screening events were captured from 2013 through 2023. MHS practice patterns demonstrated a response to national guideline changes, including increased co-testing and evidence of increasing primary HPV screening among women aged 30-64 years. Cervical cancer screening in women younger than age 21 years markedly decreased following recommendations against screening in this age group. The overall trends in the MHS are similar to those reported in the U.S. general population. Trends in use of each screening modality-cytology, primary HPV, and co-testing-for active component service women are shifting in response to changing national guidelines. There is emerging evidence of increasing primary HPV screening in women ages 30-64 years, especially after 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"14-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bismark Kwaah, Laurie S DeMarcus, Jeffrey W Thervil, Whitney N Jenkins, William E Gruner, Tamara R Hartless, Victor K Heh, Deanna Muehleman, Anthony C Fries, Fabrice E Evengue
{"title":"Mid-season vaccine effectiveness estimates for influenza: the Department of Defense Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program, 2024-2025 season.","authors":"Bismark Kwaah, Laurie S DeMarcus, Jeffrey W Thervil, Whitney N Jenkins, William E Gruner, Tamara R Hartless, Victor K Heh, Deanna Muehleman, Anthony C Fries, Fabrice E Evengue","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 5","pages":"42-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The discovery of chloramphenicol treatment for both scrub typhus and typhoid fever.","authors":"G Dennis Shanks","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38856,"journal":{"name":"MSMR","volume":"32 4","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12091948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144031663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}