This article discusses the huge problem that prisons face with dealing with COVID-19. Prisons all over the world are far over capacity and do not have the resources to provide adequate testing or care for prisoners who are infected with COVID-19 (or who need medical care in general).
This article reports on Trump’s claim that comments he made at a briefing on Thursday were meant “sarcastically”. These comments included suggesting that injections of bleach or antiseptics may be a good treatment for COVID-19 or that irradiating patients with UV light would be a good idea. Both of these statements are factually incorrect and … Read more
This article in the news section of Nature Research discusses current advances in antibody testing for COVID-19 and the limitations that come with it. While many politicians and others eager to open businesses back up and end social distancing are claiming that we are close to having antibody testing which will be able to determine … Read more
This article gives a good overview of data indicating how COVID-19 acts on the body, specifically in activating the immune system. The authors emphasize the need for standardized treatment protocol while also considering that a combination of treatments may be the most effective. Additionally, they emphasize how much is still unknown about how long and … Read more
Recently, I have been hearing people discussing whether or not the covid-19 virus is “airborne”. Of course we know at this point that the virus can easily be spread through respiratory droplets released by coughs and sneezes, but questions are arising about possible transmission through simply breathing or talking, i.e. the virus being airborne (by … Read more
This article from April 4th, 2020 explains the value of quickly developing an antibody test for Covid-19. While testing so far has been able to determine if an individual is currently infected by the SARS-CoV-2, it is unable to distinguish people who previously had the virus and have since recovered. An antibody test would be … Read more
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
