Background PrEP Brasil was a demonstration study to assess feasibility of daily oral tenofovir
diphosphate disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine provided at no cost to men who have …

Background This study aimed to investigate overall and sex-specific excess all-cause mortality
since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020 among 22 countries. …

Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended to prevent HIV infection
among high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) though not available in Brazil where the …

HIV self-testing has the potential to increase testing frequency and uptake. This pilot study
assessed the feasibility and acceptability of HIV self-testing in a sample of sexually active men …

Background Approximately 30% of people living with HIV worldwide are estimated to be
unaware of their infection. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a strategy recommended by the World …

Ciliophora is one of the most diverse lineages of unicellular eukaryotes. Nevertheless, a
robust timescale including all main lineages and employing properly identified ciliate fossils as …

Background: HIV epidemics disproportionately affect transwomen worldwide. Trans-specific
guidance, outreach, and interventions to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use …

Objectives: Religiosity/spirituality (R/S) seems to be a relevant factor in chronic diseases
adaptation, but there is a lack of studies involving chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study …

Background Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) are
key to preventing sexual transmission of HIV, whose sexual partners are at high risk of …

Background Disturbed sleep is associated with atherosclerosis in native coronary arteries
and may be associated with adverse cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention (…