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For reference, here is the recent report alleging a potentially artificial origin for SARS-CoV-2, from virologist Li-Meng Yan.https://zenodo.org/record/4028830#.X1_G1mhKg2zhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Meng_YanYan recently fled Hong Kong

Summary note on staging for COVID-19.This list is not definitive. Just heuristics.Many authors draw the mild/moderate division around where the patient will soon need oxygen support, SpO2 nearing 90-92% on

Post-acute "long COVID-19" mostly presents with fatigue, myalgia, shortness of breath, and headaches.The most affected organs are the heart and lungs. Impairment is often worse in formerly hospitalized cases. Neurological

Pardon delayed responses. I seem to have contracted a respiratory virus after maintenance staff visited my residence.On the bright side, treatments discussed seem to work. Mostly feeling better after ~2.5

GS-441524 is substantially less toxic than remdesivir, far easier to synthesize, more soluble, and has essentially identical effects because remdesivir is apparently metabolized into it (in spite of having been

Recent research indicates that different strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 do indeed have meaningful differences in pathogenicity.This was difficult to confirm previously.SCMP summary article:https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/

COVID-19 antiviral EC50s expected hittable:- amodiaquine- atazanavir- camostat- chloroquine- ciclesonide- dipyridamole- doxycycline- favipiravir- hydroxychloroquine- HTCC polymer- IFN-α 2b- indomethacin- itraconazole- mefloquine- nelfinavir- niclosam

Eastern Virginia Medical School COVID-19 protocol:https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdfThe EVMS guidelines take an expansive, proactive approach to case management.They try to be

Nice visual overview, for those who haven't seen it yet. When researchers discuss interfering with the function of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, they are referring to the knobby proteins protruding

https://naspa.us/resource/hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-and-azithromycin/U.S. state rules on prescriptions for [hydroxy]chloroquine vary quite widely, according to local political posturing, affinity for red tape, etc.Be sure to remember your prefer

I think the most overlooked factors right now are probably:1) risk of pulmonary microthrombi (practice appears to be converging on prophylactic enoxaparin, see e.g. Yale guidance)2) secretions, risk of hyaline

Critical COVID-19 cases in ARDS show perverse hypoxemia in spite of decent lung compliance.This is odd. Some people have even made far-fetched claims about supposed damage to RBCs or heme,