Incidence

Certain pesticides may increase the risk for prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to results of an environment-wide association study.

BOSTON — In 2021 vs. 1990, the prevalence of asthma declined in G20 countries, but asthma-related deaths rose, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

The rates of melanoma incidence have significantly declined since approximately 2015 in patients aged younger than 50 years while mortality also dropped in those aged younger than 60, according to a Swedish study.

The highest incidence of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in Southwestern Finland, standardized to European average, occurred in men and women aged at least 80 years, according to research published in Brain and Spine. 

Among Chinese adults with bronchiectasis and exacerbations in the past year, 24-week dipeptidylpeptidase-1 inhibitor HSK31858 lowered exacerbation incidence, according to a poster at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Rate of kidney replacement therapy for end-stage kidney disease due to primary glomerular disease varies between European countries and was highest for immunoglobulin A nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, study data show.

Acanthamoeba keratitis appeared to be a relatively rare disorder with similar incidence around the world, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.

Black veterans with new-onset chronic kidney disease had a 2.5-fold higher cumulative incidence of kidney failure compared with white veterans, according to a published study.

DENVER — Data from the United States and Australia show that PrEP uptake and adherence has increased, and the incidence of HIV has declined in recent years, researchers reported.