MedCram Lecture
April 28, 2020
Dr. Roger Seheult
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 62: Treatment with Famotidine (Pepcid)?
Interesting preliminary data and 3-D analysis of the common heartburn medication famotidine (Pepcid) shows a possible coronavirus treatment benefit and is being utilized in a clinical trial. Dr. Seheult illustrates a process of how this medication and others may work for COVID-19 treatment and continues his discussion of oxidative stress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtPwfihjyrY
MedCram Lecture
April 27, 2020
Dr. Roger Seheult
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 61: Blood Clots & Strokes in COVID-19; ACE-2 Receptor; Oxidative Stress
Thrombosis (blood clots), strokes, and myocardial infarctions are mysterious complications for some patients with COVID-19. Dr. Seheult discusses a recent case study involving a 72-year-old with elevated d-dimer and plasma Von Willebrand factor, and goes on to illustrate a hypothesis for how downregulation of ACE-2 may result in oxidative stress. This process may put patients with underlying elevated levels of oxidative stress (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, etc.) at the greatest risk for severe COVID-19 infection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Bn8jsGI54
LONDON
Coronavirus death toll in London now worse than at height of the Blitz in World War Two
Twenty more people officially died from the killer bug in London up to April 17 than in 1940, with fatalities expected to further surpass those killed by Hitler’s Luftwaffe when more figures are released next week
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-death-toll-london-now-21943264