Miscellaneous COVID-19 Reports

I found an interesting website (https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections) that has issued projections of when COVID-19 hospital resource use (e.g., beds, ventilators) and deaths will likely peak (and at what level) and subside, for the US as a whole and for each state. Below is a screenshot for right here in Texas (you can click on the graphic to enlarge it).

Basically, it's saying that the estimated peak death rate from Coronavirus in Texas will be 100 fatalities per day, occurring in early May, As baseball legend Yogi Berra supposedly said, however, prediction is difficult, especially about the future! Hence, the margin-of-error (pink shading) is pretty large.

Another recent development was the announcement that the U.S. now has more Coronavirus cases than any other country. We do not have the largest population of any country, nor did COVID-19 start here, So why might the U.S. have the world's highest total of cases?

Discuss!

Any Exciting Twitter Postings from Social-Health Research Labs?

If the lab you're following has any exciting new postings, please mention them in the Comments.

Health Consequences of Divorce

Our first topic, as we resume the course in online/distance mode, involves the health consequences of divorce. The focus is on individuals going through divorce, but the ripple effects on children, other family members, and friends of the ex-spouses are also worthy of inquiry. The lecture notes are here (see specifically the last two slides).

The associated reading assignment is:

Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Wilson, S. J. (2017) Lovesick: How couples' relationships influence health. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 13, 421-443. (available here)

Please use the Comments link below (where it says how many comments there currently are) to share your ideas, including responding cordially and constructively to other students' comments. There is an "anonymous" option or you can identify yourself by writing your name at the bottom of your comment. If you leave anonymous comments, please e-mail me privately, so I'll know whom to credit.