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AMSUS is a 21st Century communication platform for the advancement for all health professionals in all federal health agencies, to include other nations. The Annual Continuing Education Meetings and journal, Military Medicine, provide communication vehicles where individuals and organizations share and disseminate knowledge, while developing professional associations and relationships.

Nutrition may play an important role in traumatic brain injury recovery, but military-specific research has been limited...
09/18/2026

Nutrition may play an important role in traumatic brain injury recovery, but military-specific research has been limited by the lack of integrated data.
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A new Military Medicine study introduces the Nutrition and TBI Data Repository, combining longitudinal nutrition care and clinical information from the Military Health System between 2017 and 2024.
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The repository includes data from 431,673 patients with TBI alongside an age- and sex-matched control group, creating a new resource for studying nutrition, lifestyle factors, health conditions, and recovery outcomes.

This first-of-its-kind dataset may help researchers identify critical knowledge gaps and better understand how nutrition could support TBI care for service members and beneficiaries.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/ykmundub
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Stress fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries can have a major impact on military readiness, making earlier identi...
09/17/2026

Stress fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries can have a major impact on military readiness, making earlier identification of at-risk personnel especially important.
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A new Military Medicine scoping review examined potential biomarkers that could support surveillance and intervention for bone and soft-tissue injuries in military populations.
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Across 33 studies, vitamin D was the most frequently investigated biomarker, while factors such as training load, sleep, smoking, and seasonality were also identified as important influences on biomarker levels.
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The review highlights the need for more standardized research and testing methods before biomarkers can be reliably used to guide injury prevention and early intervention.
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Read the full review in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/58erm4my
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Radiation exposure may affect brain function in ways that go beyond visible structural injury. ​A new Military Medicine ...
09/16/2026

Radiation exposure may affect brain function in ways that go beyond visible structural injury.
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A new Military Medicine review examines how documented, suspected, and perceived radiation exposure may influence cognition, fatigue, sleep, vigilance, emotional well-being, and work-related performance in military and occupational settings.
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The authors highlight potential neurovascular, inflammatory, metabolic, and systemic mechanisms, while emphasizing that exposure history and functional symptoms should guide follow-up and referral.
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The findings support a more comprehensive approach to evaluating brain health after radiation exposure, particularly for personnel in safety-sensitive roles.
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Read the full review in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/bdz2mfkm
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Early-life experiences may influence mental health risk long after enlistment. ​A new Military Medicine study of more th...
09/15/2026

Early-life experiences may influence mental health risk long after enlistment.
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A new Military Medicine study of more than 288,000 military recruits found that adverse childhood experiences were associated with the development of new-onset PTSD during military service.
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Emotional neglect and sexual abuse were independently linked with increased risk, while recruits reporting 2 or more ACEs showed nearly 3 times the risk of developing PTSD compared with those reporting one or none.
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The findings suggest that pre-enlistment ACE screening may help identify individuals who could benefit from closer mental health monitoring and preventive support during service.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/5h6s9ucb
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Combat-related wounds may require different infection strategies depending on where the injury occurs. ​A new Military M...
09/14/2026

Combat-related wounds may require different infection strategies depending on where the injury occurs.
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A new Military Medicine study analyzing wounds from 51 Ukrainian soldiers found clear microbiological differences across head, torso, and extremity injuries.
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While extremity wounds showed greater Gram-negative bacterial presence, ENT wounds were dominated by Gram-positive organisms, and torso wounds showed a more even distribution.
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The findings also suggest that blast-related barotrauma may alter local microbial environments, reinforcing the need for site-specific diagnostic protocols and susceptibility testing to support more targeted antimicrobial treatment and improve outcomes for wounded service members.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/mb6mwb7f
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25 years ago, our nation changed forever.​On September 11, 2001, 2,977 lives were lost in New York, at the Pentagon, and...
09/11/2026

25 years ago, our nation changed forever.
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On September 11, 2001, 2,977 lives were lost in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Many more have been lost in the years since.
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We remember the firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and medical teams who ran toward danger.
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We remember the military and civilian health professionals who treated the wounded at the Pentagon and cared for a grieving nation.
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And we remember the service members who answered the call in the years that followed.
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Today, AMSUS honors every life lost, every family still grieving, and every survivor and responder who still carries the weight of that day.
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A quarter century later, their courage still guides us.
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War-related emergency care does not end when a mass casualty event is over. ​A new Military Medicine study examined 1,01...
09/09/2026

War-related emergency care does not end when a mass casualty event is over.
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A new Military Medicine study examined 1,018 civilian emergency department presentations across 2 periods of recurrent missile-related conflict and found that injury patterns evolved over time even when overall injury severity remained relatively stable after adjusting for mass casualty incidents.
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Extremity injuries increased during the prolonged conflict period, while psychological and anxiety-related presentations decreased and multiregion trauma became more prominent later in the conflict.
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The findings highlight the need for healthcare systems to prepare not only for acute mass casualty events, but also for the sustained flow of lower-acuity war-related injuries that can continue throughout prolonged conflict.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/3baj8cvz

Large language models may offer new opportunities in military medicine, but safety and reliability remain critical conce...
09/09/2026

Large language models may offer new opportunities in military medicine, but safety and reliability remain critical concerns.
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A new Military Medicine study evaluated 8 blinded LLMs across 835 clinician-reviewed conversations and found instances of demographic bias, hallucinations, classification errors, and safety risks, with higher-risk concerns appearing in overdose, critical care, and psychiatric scenarios.
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The findings reinforce that confidently incorrect AI responses can increase cognitive burden and potentially delay clinical decision-making.
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As LLMs become more integrated into the Military Health System, human oversight, clinician training, and careful model tuning will remain essential.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/ycyexkp9
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Maintaining war-relevant surgical skills requires consistent exposure to the right cases. ​A new Military Medicine study...
09/08/2026

Maintaining war-relevant surgical skills requires consistent exposure to the right cases.
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A new Military Medicine study examined how a local military-civilian partnership helped Air Force surgical technologists address gaps in clinical readiness at Keesler Medical Center.
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In 2025, the partnering civilian hospital provided substantially greater volume and broader exposure across critical surgical categories, including cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, and vascular cases.
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The findings suggest that military-civilian partnerships can help surgical technologists sustain essential expeditionary skills while offering a scalable readiness model for other military treatment facilities.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/yfh74rrx
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Mental health support for Army National Guard members may need to look beyond symptoms alone. ​A new Military Medicine s...
09/07/2026

Mental health support for Army National Guard members may need to look beyond symptoms alone.
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A new Military Medicine study of 1,991 Army National Guard members found that depression symptom severity had the strongest association with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, followed by loneliness and alcohol misuse.
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Researchers also found that loneliness interacted with depression, PTSD, and alcohol misuse symptoms, suggesting that social disconnection may play an important role in overall risk.
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The findings highlight the potential value of incorporating brief loneliness screening and evidence-based approaches to social connection into military behavioral health and su***de prevention efforts.
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Read the full study in Military Medicine to learn more.
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🔗: https://tinyurl.com/44xcp96u
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