#98 - Peter Attia, M.D. and Paul Grewal, M.D.: Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQ

03/15/20 • 65 min

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In this episode, Dr. Paul Grewal, M.D. joins Peter to discuss what they have learned in the past week in the midst of the rapid changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Their conversation touches on both optimism and uncertainty: actionable steps we can take to improve the situation with the understanding that it is too late for viral containment. Specifically, Peter and Paul discuss some promising drug treatment, reasons for isolating-behavior adoption, and what they are personally instituting in their own lives.

Disclaimer: This is information accurate as of March 13, 2020, when it was recorded.

We discuss:

When the gravity of Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit home [04:30];
Hospitalization and ICU bed space as an issue [8:15];
Natural history and pathology of COVID-19 [12:00];
Potential drug therapies [22:00];
How thinking has changed from containment to management [30:00];
What Paul and Peter are doing [49:00];
What we know about viral transmission [57:00]; and
More.

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When the gravity of Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit home [04:30];
Hospitalization and ICU bed space as an issue [8:15];
Natural history and pathology of COVID-19 [12:00];
Potential drug therapies [22:00];
How thinking has changed from containment to management [30:00];
What Paul and Peter are doing [49:00];
What we know about viral transmission [57:00]; and
More.

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#97 - Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.: COVID-19: transmissibility, vaccines, risk reduction, and treatment

In this episode, Dr. Peter Hotez M.D., Ph.D., Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine Baylor College of Medicine, shares his expertise on viral disease and how it applies specifically to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it (SARS-CoV-2). Dr. Hotez informs us about the current state of disease progression, which has many unknowns, but has thus far been greatly determined by the delayed response time and lack of testing. Moreover, we discuss what we can do on a country, state, community, and individual level in order to collectively slow transmission of the disease. He shares with us a potential hope in convalescent plasma therapy and underscores the need for US federal involvement - particularly in the creation of a specialty task force to address areas of concern and unknowns.

Disclaimer: This is information accurate as of March 13, 2020, when it was recorded. We discuss:

The disease and the virus: transmissibility and lethality [04:30];
Disease transmission: US playing catch-up [12:00];
Convalescent plasma coronavirus therapy [16:00];
Remdesivir drug treatment and vaccination challenges [19:45];
Disease mechanism and reported pathology [27:45];
Most concerning geographic regions in the US [39:00];
Risk reduction [46:30]; and
More.

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