There is a fairly fresh article that was just posted about the benefits from compounds in garlic essential oil that could possibly treat/prevent COVID-19. There is still much research to be done in this hypothesis but it is a very interesting read. Here is a great summary of the article written by Danielle Vaamonde ’20 … Read more
Article link: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/covid-19-vaccine-protects-monkeys-new-coronavirus-chinese-biotech-reports Author: Jon CohenPublished on April 23, 2020 in Science Magazine Amidst the race to discover a COVID-19 vaccine, Cohen reports that the private Chinese company, Sinovac Biotech, has developed a promising candidate. The company’s vaccine is not only the first to prevent COVID-19 in monkeys but also shows dose-dependent effects. In other … Read more
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/27/a-new-doctor-faces-the-coronavirus-in-queens This article recounts a current E.R. doctor, Hashem Zikry’s experience in medical school, and what he is experiencing firsthand as he works in the hospital now. He deals with the chaos in the E.R. and inhumanity of the disease as it takes the lives of patients right in front of his eyes. He describes … 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
“A Tiny Hospital Struggles to Treat a Burst of Coronavirus Patients” discusses how Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville Indiana has become overburdened by Coronavirus patients. Notably, the hospital only had a maximum capacity of twenty-five patients, to begin with, because it is in a small rural city, so it was overwhelmed by a relatively … Read more
Article link: https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/16/early-peek-at-data-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-suggests-patients-are-responding-to-treatment/ Authors: Adam Feuerstein and Matthew HerperPublished on April 16, 2020, in STAT Magazine This article discusses some incredibly promising preliminary results from a clinical trial involving the treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with remdesivir, Gilead’s investigational antiviral drug.
Article link: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-04-06/inovio-pharmaceuticals-begins-phase-1-human-trials-for-covid-19-vaccine Author: Mike FreemanPublished on April 6, 2020, San Diego Union-Tribune Developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a novel plasmid DNA-based vaccine to prevent COVID-19 has started its first phase of clinical testing with humans. Unlike traditional vaccines, this one will artificially incorporate the DNA of antibodies that destroy the virus into the patient’s own … Read more
A stark description of what is happening inside a Welsh hospital; the local epidemic has not yet reached its peak.
Monkeys Develop Protective Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 | The Scientist Magazine® Home / News & Opinion Monkeys Develop Protective Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 A small study of macaques nds they don’t develop a coronavirus infection the second time they are exposed, supporting the idea of using plasma from recovered patients as a treatment for COVID-19. Katarina Zimmer … Read more
