Incidence

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.

Between 1990 and 2019, global age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of mesothelioma went down, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A decrease of incidence and proportion of concussions resulted from implementation of a rule in the National Hockey League forbidding hits to the head, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma risk rises with every subsequent occurrence while the time interval decreases, according to a large cohort study.

The incidence rate of early-onset cancer significantly increased in the United States from 2010 to 2019, particularly gastrointestinal cancers, according to researchers.

Cases of tuberculosis increased in the U.S. in 2022 but did not return to pre-pandemic levels, according to data published in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ahead of World TB Day.

SEATTLE — People in East Africa with HIV-related Kaposi’s sarcoma often have advanced disease and a poor survival outlook — and the situation has not improved in the last 5 years, a study found.

Researchers reported finding higher rates of atrial fibrillation among a large primary care population compared with previous estimates in community-based research cohorts.

Among children and adolescents with acne, prescription systemic medications were more likely to be used by those with a higher BMI than those with a low or normal BMI, according to a study.

Despite some progress being made, sub-Saharan Africa remained a hot spot for new HIV infections, with approximately 689,000 new infections annually among HIV-negative adults between 2015 and 2019, according to data pooled from 15 countries.