Risk

People with HIV have an increased risk for developing composite mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, although receiving ART may lower this risk, researchers found.

Levofloxacin was safe and reduced the risk for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among children, adolescents and adults by 60% in two phase 3 trials, according to results presented at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.

Specialty training in dermatopathology correlated with a greater tendency to diagnose low risk melanomas as more severe, according to a study.

What is silica? How does it impact your risk of developing autoimmunity if you inhale it, inject it or even snort it up your nose? Listen and find out!

Risk for developing colorectal cancer increased by 47% among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to results from a cohort study designed to over-represent African Americans and low-income patients.

PHILADELPHIA — Immunologic risk assessment with a  blood-based next-generation sequencing tool may be able to predict the risk of early acute kidney rejection before transplantation, according to research presented at ASN Kidney Week.

Newly diagnosed psoriatic disease may bring with it a significantly increased risk for autoimmune disease incidences, according to a study.

BOSTON — White and Black patients in rural areas face an increased risk for hospital-associated infections, and Black rural patients experience the highest risks for ICU admission an in-hospital death, researchers reported at IDWeek.

WASHINGTON — Nearly one in four children screened positive for suicide risk at a pediatric ED in Chicago during a 3-year period, according to a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

LAS VEGAS — Eye care providers have a responsibility to explain to parents the risks of progression if their child’s myopia is left untreated, according to panelists at Vision Expo West.