Team USA shared this message from five-time Olympic Swimming gold medalist, Nathan Adrian, on Instagram. This gives the public a direct response from a role model. Adrian talks about the challenges he faces at home and how important it is to stay healthy and practice social distancing and quarantine while still keeping up with his athletic lifestyle. I think this shows how even both famous and talented athletes who would have been going to the olympics are setting a good example of attitude and behavior and simultaneously prove to be relatable to the rest of the world given their struggles during this pandemic.
Month: March 2020
Sidhartha Mukherjee, “How Does the Coronavirus Behave Inside a Patient?”
Mukherjee is a leading medical writer talented at explaining technical medical issues in terms non-specialists easily can grasp. This article appeared in the New Yorker, March 26, 2020. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/how-does-the-coronavirus-behave-inside-a-patient
COVID-19 and Hypertension
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763803 Coronavirus apparently has higher morbidity and mortality rates in people with hypertension, and this study posits why this might be. They believe that it might have to do with two medications used to treat hypertension: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). These both cause overexpression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which … Read more
Considering cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression
Article Link: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30628-0/fulltext#articleInformation With the outbreak of a novel virus, antiviral treatments and vaccine development are at the forefront of research. This article urges the consideration of screening COVID-19 patients for signs of hyperinflammation which could signal that they are experiencing a so called “cytokine storm” in response to the virus. This has been seen … Read more
Literature Review: Identification of Potential COVID-19 Treatments
Article link: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/596/740 At this time, there are no FDA-approved treatments for COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are still being developed or tested. By identifying potential COVID-19 treatments that are already approved for human use with other conditions, the expansive timeline for drug testing can become streamlined. Published on March 21 in the Archives of Academic … Read more
Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420302622
60 Days of Coronavirus in US: BBC Video
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-51969568/60-days-of-coronavirus-in-the-us-in-60-seconds