SanyaMay 17, 20202 min readHow are medical students being impacted?I wanted to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on current medical students. It is quite evident that the rapid increase in the number of...
SanyaMay 17, 20201 min readDisproportionate affect on people of color This week I will be talking about the mental health effects on communities of color. The infection rate for black people is alarmingly...
SanyaMay 17, 20201 min readIndirect fatalities of COVID-19So this week I wanted to talk about how coronavirus will result in indirect fatalities. Right now due to stay-at-home orders and many...
SanyaMay 17, 20201 min readMental health ramifications for health care workersAmerica is now leading in coronavirus cases, surpassing Italy and China. There is no doubt that this will effect our economy and...
SanyaMay 17, 20202 min readImpact of quarantine on mental healthIn light of the coronavirus pandemic, I think it is important to realize that everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. During...
SanyaMay 16, 20202 min readVaccine development progressThis week I would like to expand on vaccine development since a lot of the return to normal lifestyle depends on it. The COVID-19 caused...
SanyaMay 16, 20202 min readWill vaccine hoarding be an issue?This week I will be discussing the excited race that is to develop a vaccine to treat Covid-19. Although other treatments can be used to...
SanyaMay 16, 20202 min readIs Remdesivir the way forward?This week I will be discussing about Remdesivir, an antiviral drug, and Mesoblast, a stem cell company, which can potentially treat...
SanyaMay 16, 20201 min readUp and coming treatments for the virusInternationally, the health agencies that develop tests for COVID-19 first need proper guidance, execution plans, and swift government...
SanyaMay 16, 20201 min readInnovative ways to overcome the ventilator shortageI thought it important to discuss the heroes and innovators that have stepped up to the plate to help prevent the shortage of...
SanyaMay 16, 20201 min readHow to overcome the ventilator shortage?The looming shortage of ventilators around the world has been all over the news, but what is being done. The New York Times article...
SanyaMay 16, 20201 min readLow chances of survival on ventilatorsThis week I thought important to discuss two articles that parallel in a few ways. The first article discusses the science behind...
SanyaMay 16, 20201 min readShortage of ventilators in the near futureAs the number of patients positive for COVID-19 continues to increase exponentially, so does the need for medical equipment. As more and...
SanyaMay 15, 20202 min readCan COVID-19 be transferred from mother to fetus?I want to consider the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women this week. Based on the limited data available, it seems that the SARS-CoV-2...
SanyaApr 21, 20202 min readAre children affected by this disease?This week I would like to discuss the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its clinical features in children. Recent data from the...
SanyaApr 21, 20202 min readCharacterization of COVID-19Understanding the pathogenicity of COVID-19 can give us crucial insights into not only how the disease is spread but also the drug and...
SanyaApr 21, 20202 min readShould I wash my groceries with soap?There has been a lot of speculation regarding how long the SARS-CoV-2 virus can stick to different types of surfaces. The intense...
SanyaApr 21, 20201 min readCOVID-19's relationship with the heartAs we all know there are certain risk factors which make the COVID-19 virus even more dangerous. The one right at the top of the list is...
