Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic starts in Peru in March 2020. It appears that progression to severe forms of the disease in pregnant women is infrequent. The most frequent complications are premature rupture of membranes, premature delivery and fetal distress. Vertical transmission has not been demonstrated. National studies are mostly only from the first stage of the pandemic. Objective: determine the epidemiological, obstetric and perinatal characteristics in pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2. Material and methods: A descriptive study was conducted at the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. A total of 579 SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women and 533 newborns were admitted. Medical records were reviewed. Descriptive statistics were performed. The study is registered in PRISA with code EI00002469. Results: SARS-CoV-2 was detected by serological antibodies in 91.0% and in 8.0% by antigenic test...

La canela Cinnamomun verum J.Presl es un árbol de hoja perenne proveniente de Sri Lanka. Se le han atribuido diversas propiedades, siendo una de ellas la reducción del nivel de glucosa, por ello el objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el efecto hipoglicemiante de la canela Cinnamomun verum J.Presl que crece en el distrito de Huyro (Pro- vincia de la Convención, Cusco-Perú) a una altitud de 1524 msnm. Se colectó canela (hojas, fruto y tallo), se realizó su clasificación taxonómica y con las muestras colectadas se realizó el extracto acuoso que fue empleado para reali- zar el tamizaje fitoquímico, análisis bromatológico y para evaluar la actividad hipoglicemiante (en concentraciones 60 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg y 150 mg/kg) en ratas inducidas a hiperglicemia con estreptozocina. Se observó una disminución significativa del nivel de glucosa en sangre en las ratas tratadas con el ex...

Introduction. Isolation and social distancing strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic probably had a negative impact on physicians’ lifestyles. Objective. To design and validate a questionnaire to assess physicians’ lifestyle before and during the pandemic. Methods. We carried out a psychometric study. A total of 204 medical specialists from a national hospital in Lima-Peru were admitted to the study and answered the questionnaire virtually. Results. Content validity was carried out with a committee of experts, with a Cochran’s Q of 7 and p of 0.50. In the relevance, representativeness and clarity of the items, the global Aiken’s V was 0.97. The pilot test showed adequate reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.842). For construct validity, overall sample adequacy was assessed by Bartlett’s test of sphericity, before (X2=4235.75, p<0.01) and during (X2=4328, p<0.01) the pan...