COVID-19 Updates
From the Journals
2019-nCoV: Structure, characteristics of key potential therapy target determined
The 2019-nCoV spike protein, critical to infection in coronaviruses, has been sequenced and synthesized and the 3-D structure determined.
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Doctors look to existing drugs in coronavirus fight
From the Journals
Infection with 2019 novel coronavirus extends to infants
Nine infants with at least one infected family member have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Conference Coverage
As novel coronavirus outbreak evolves, critical care providers need to be prepared
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ACC issues guidance on cardiac implications of coronavirus
The document provides information on the potential cardiac implications from analog viral respiratory pandemics and offers early clinical guidance...
Opinion
An epidemic of fear and misinformation
Discrimination and fear may do more damage than the 2019 Novel Coronavirus itself.
News from the FDA/CDC
Two new Novel Coronavirus cases confirmed among quarantined U.S. patients
The 14th and 15th cases of 2019-nCoV in the United States both occurred among patients who were under federal quarantine.
From the Journals
Pathways to new therapeutic agents for human coronaviruses
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CDC confirms 13th case of coronavirus in U.S.
The person in California was previously under federal quarantine because the patient had traveled to Wuhan, China.
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Screen pregnant women with suspected 2019-nCoV infection
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Remdesivir under study as treatment for novel coronavirus
At this time, the immediate risk of 2019-nCoV to the American public remains low.