Military Personnel

Diagnoses of chronic pain increased significantly among U.S. active-duty servicewomen and civilian dependents during a time of heightened employment intensity in 2006 to 2013, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Due to medical advancements, researchers are calling for an update to the U.S. Department of Defense’s policies restricting individuals with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis from joining and remaining in the military, according to a study.

Following military deployment, veterans who served in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan had poorer lung function if they experienced more intense inhalation exposures, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Lung tissue analysis revealed that deployed military personnel had more silica and other silicates in their lungs than controls, according to results published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Elevated cardiovascular measures before alcohol use disorder treatment predicted prazosin would reduce alcohol cravings, according to the findings of a placebo-controlled trial published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Researchers found increased amounts of retained dust in the lung tissue of previously deployed military personnel with confirmed lung injury, according to a presenter at the 2022 Geological Society of America Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Most patients at a military medical center with a suspected food allergy passed their oral food challenges, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Researchers found a 25% increased risk for COPD among U.S. military veterans who took part in duties that had moderate or high likelihoods of exposure to inorganic dust, according to a research letter published in Chest.

The U.S. Department of defense awarded $8.4 million to researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine to conduct suicide prevention studies.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clinicians should consider biological sex when developing therapeutic strategies for military personnel with chronic sleep disorders caused by mild traumatic brain injury, according to a poster at the SLEEP meeting.