Incidence

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.

Implementation of lung cancer screening across five diverse health care systems led to higher rates of stage I diagnoses and lower rates of stage IV disease, study results showed.

The incidence of myopericarditis among adolescents and young adults who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is very low, according to a systemic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Cancer death rates declined broadly between 2015 and 2019 in the United States as overall incidence remained generally stable, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

SAN DIEGO — Cataract surgery on the first eye improves vision, but surgery on the second eye minimizes the incidence of falls, according to a study presented during a virtual press conference at Academy 2022.

Patients with hypertension who received angiotensin receptor blocking therapy had a significant decrease in incidence of epilepsy, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.