The SARS-CoV-2 virus, since its appearance in 2019, has caused millions of cases and deaths. To date, there is no effective treatment or a vaccine that is fully protective. Despite the efforts made by governments and health institutions around the globe to control its p...

Background SARS-CoV-2 infection portends a broad range of outcomes, from a majority of asymptomatic cases to a lethal disease. Robust correlates of severe COVID-19 include old age, male sex, poverty, and co-morbidities such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disea...

OBJECTIVE: The relative risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity among people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) compared to those without RMD remains uncertain. We sought to quantify the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and describe clinic...

During the covid-19 pandemic, we have seen the best of international collective action and its limits. Global scientific cooperation drove the development of safe, highly effective covid-19 vaccines in under one year.1 Yet we have also witnessed global vaccine inequity,...

En el presente artículo, el autor y la autora desarrollan el contenido constitucionalmente protegido y los alcances del derecho constitucional a la consulta previa en el Perú, y explican el tratamiento que este derecho recibe en el Perú. Además, desde una óptica constit...

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase of heavy alcohol use has been reported in several high-income countries. We examined changes in alcohol use during the pandemic among primary health care (PHC) patients in two middle income countries, Colombia and Me...

Background Peru is the country with the world’s highest COVID-19 death rate per capita. Characteristics associated with increased mortality among adult patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in this setting are not well described. Methods Retrospective, single-center cohor...

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo principal proponer la negociación como solución alternativa frente al incumplimiento contractual en tiempos de distanciamiento social, toda vez que actualmente existe una sobrecarga en el sistema judicial peruano debido a la...

This work explores the extreme violence against women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, considering different restriction periods. This is relevant in view of increased violence against women. The objective of this work was to identify the feminicide and ...

Introduction: COVID-19 not only acutely compromises peoples health but can also generate symptoms that remain weeks after the infection. Moreover, older adults may have different symptomatologic patterns than other age groups. Objective: To describe the acute and persis...