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The presence of psychiatric disorders in the context of HIV disease has been associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral medications, decreased adherence to low-risk health behaviors ...

This Review describes the rates and mechanisms of common toxic renal effects of antiretroviral therapies, with particular emphasis on tenofovir, and outlines strategies for preventing acute and ...

The issue has also sparked discussion of a phenomenon known as Kessler syndrome. Kessler syndrome is a hypothetical scenario proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, predicting what ...

A surge in flu cases across Scotland has placed health services in the country under "acute pressure", Public Health Scotland (PHS) has warned. Data from PHS showed 1,163 people were hospitalised ...

All of this debris floating around in space could lead to a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome. Here's what to know about space junk, why it's a problem and what's being done about it.

The event Reddy referred to is a hypothetical phenomenon called Kessler Syndrome. Named for American astrophysicist Donald Kessler and based on his 1978 academic paper, Kessler Syndrome — as the ...