WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The African wild dog distinguishes itself from rival predators like lions and hyenas by using the unique hunting style of chasing prey over long distances until the target collapses from exhaustion, instead of relying upon speed, strength or stealth.

A comprehensive new anatomical study of this endangered species, also known as the African painted dog or Cape hunting dog, has identified crucial evolutionary adaptations for endurance running in the animals forelimb bones, muscles and ligaments that help sustain its life on the run.

Close-knit nomadic packs of 20 to 30 African wild dogs, native to southern and eastern Africa, hunt prey including antelopes such as impalas, gazelles and kudus using complex coordinated strategies, often traveling up to 30 miles (50 kilometers) daily.

Using their technique called exhaustive predation, they have been documented running 40 mph (64 kph) for up to an hour chasing prey.

Theyre very effective hunters with up to 60% of hunts ending in successful kills, which is higher than lions, at 30%, and hyenas, at 25-30%, said anatomist Heather Smith of Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, who led the research published this week in the journal PeerJ.

These dogs are the only canid - the group spanning dogs, wolves, foxes and related animals - with only four full digits on the front paws. Having only four full toes facilities increased speed and stride length.

But the researchers, using CT-scans and dissection of an African wild dog that died of natural causes at a zoo, discovered a diminutive vestigial first digit underneath the skin of the forepaw. The muscles associated with this digit have been reconfigured and repurposed, assisting with proprioception - the bodys perception of its position and movement.

The researchers also discovered expansions in limb muscles that contain lots of slow-twitch fibers resistant to fatigue and identified a forepaw ligament that may act like a spring to propel the dogs forward. They also observed a reduction in muscles that normally act to rotate the wrist and forearm, illustrating an increased demand for stability.

These dogs are built for stamina, unlike rival predators that use bursts of speed (cheetahs), strength (lions) and stealth (leopards).

However, African wild dogs sometimes lose their kills to these larger, more aggressive carnivores, Smith said.

Reporting by Will Dunham; Editing by Sandra Maler

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The anatomical regions (shown) compartmentalize the human body. Just like on a map, a region refers to a certain area. The body is divided into two major portions: axial and appendicular.

The axial body runs right down the center (axis) and consists of everything except the limbs, meaning the head, neck, thorax (chest and back), abdomen, and pelvis. The appendicular body consists of appendages, otherwise known as upper and lower extremities (which you call arms and legs).

The bodys regions: Anterior view (a), Posterior view (b).

Heres a list of the axial bodys main regions:

Heres a list of the appendicular bodys main regions:

Erin Odya is an anatomy and physiology teacher at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana, one of Indiana's top schools. Maggie Norris is a freelance science writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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A series of 2,200-year-old Chinese texts, written on silk and found buried in ancient tombs, contain the oldest surviving anatomical atlas, scientists say.

The texts were discovered in the 1970s within tombs at the site of Mawangdui in south-central China. The tombs belonged to Marquis Dai, his wife Lady Dai and their son. The texts are challenging to understand, and they use the term "meridian" to refer to parts of the human body. In a paper recently published Sept. 1 in the journal The Anatomical Record, a research team led by Vivien Shaw, an anatomy lecturer at Bangor University in Wales in the United Kingdom, argues that these texts "are the oldest surviving anatomical atlas in the world."

Additionally the texts "both predate and inform the later acupuncture texts, which have been the foundation for acupuncture practice in the subsequent two millennia," the researchers wrote in the study. The find "challenges the widespread belief that there is no scientific foundation for the 'anatomy of acupuncture,' by showing that the earliest physicians writing about acupuncture were in fact writing about the physical body," they added.

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The texts, which are written in Chinese characters, are difficult to understand. "The skills necessary to interpret them are diverse, requiring the researcher firstly to read the original Chinese, and secondly to perform the anatomical investigations that allow a re-viewing of the structures that the texts refer to," the researchers wrote in the paper.

But if the texts are read carefully, it can be seen that the "meridians" refer to parts of the human body. For example, the text says (in translation) that one meridian starts "in the center of the palm, goes along the forearm between the two bones following straight along the tendons, travels below the sinew into the bicep, to the armpit, and connects with the heart." The researchers contend that this description of a "meridian" actually refers to the path of the ulnar artery, the main blood vessel of the forearm.

Another example from the ancient text describes a "meridian" in the foot that "starts at the big toe and runs along the medial surface of the leg and thigh. Connects at the ankle, knee, and thigh. It travels along the adductors of the thigh, and covers the abdomen." This "meridian" actually describes the "pathway of the long saphenous vein," the conduit that carries blood from the legs back to the heart, the researchers wrote.

The team concludes that the texts "represent the earliest surviving anatomical atlas, designed to provide a concise description of the human body for students and practitioners of medicine in ancient China."

Although the human body and ancestral remains were considered sacred in ancient China, the remains of law breakers were not always given this honor. The researchers believe that ancient Chinese medical researchers dissected the corpses of prisoners to help them understand human anatomy. For instance, the Han Shu (Book of Han), a tome that covers the history of the Han Dynasty, records the dissection of the criminal Wang Sun-Qing in A.D. 16, the researchers noted in the study.

Until now, the oldest known anatomical atlas of the human body was thought to be from Greece, done by ancient Greek physicians such as Herophilus (335280 B.C.) and Erasistratus (304-c.250 B.C.) however most of their texts have been lost and are known only from what other ancient writers wrote about them. As a result, the Chinese texts are the earliest surviving anatomical atlas, the researchers said.

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Vivienne Lo, a senior lecturer and convenor of University College Londons China Centre for Health and Humanity who is not affiliated with the research, said that she is hesitant to use the word "atlas" to describe these texts, and thinks that "map" or "chart" is a more appropriate term. Lo said that the term "atlas" was a term that was used more during the 17th and 18th centuries and doesn't seem appropriate to apply to a 2,200 year-old text. Lo also noted that some of the finds discussed in the paper such as the fact that prisoners were dissected to provide anatomical information have been published by other researchers before.

TJ Hinrichs, a history professor at Cornell University who has conducted research into ancient Chinese medicine but is not affiliated with this research, also did not think that "anatomical atlas" was an appropriate term to describe these texts. Live Science has reached out to other experts not affiliated with the research, however most were not able to reply at time of publication.

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The African wild dog distinguishes itself from rival predators like lions and hyenas by using the unique hunting style of chasing prey over long distances until the target collapses from exhaustion, instead of relying upon speed, strength or stealth.

A comprehensive new anatomical study of this endangered species, also known as the African painted dog or Cape hunting dog, has identified crucial evolutionary adaptations for endurance running in the animals forelimb bones, muscles and ligaments that help sustain its life on the run.

Close-knit nomadic packs of 20 to 30 African wild dogs, native to southern and eastern Africa, hunt prey including antelopes such as impalas, gazelles and kudus using complex coordinated strategies, often traveling up to 30 miles (50 kilometers) daily.

Using their technique called exhaustive predation, they have been documented running 40 mph (64 kph) for up to an hour chasing prey.

Theyre very effective hunters with up to 60% of hunts ending in successful kills, which is higher than lions, at 30%, and hyenas, at 25-30%, said anatomist Heather Smith of Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, who led the research published this week in the journal PeerJ.

These dogs are the only canid - the group spanning dogs, wolves, foxes and related animals - with only four full digits on the front paws. Having only four full toes facilities increased speed and stride length.

But the researchers, using CT-scans and dissection of an African wild dog that died of natural causes at a zoo, discovered a diminutive vestigial first digit underneath the skin of the forepaw. The muscles associated with this digit have been reconfigured and repurposed, assisting with proprioception - the bodys perception of its position and movement.

The researchers also discovered expansions in limb muscles that contain lots of slow-twitch fibers resistant to fatigue and identified a forepaw ligament that may act like a spring to propel the dogs forward. They also observed a reduction in muscles that normally act to rotate the wrist and forearm, illustrating an increased demand for stability.

These dogs are built for stamina, unlike rival predators that use bursts of speed (cheetahs), strength (lions) and stealth (leopards).

However, African wild dogs sometimes lose their kills to these larger, more aggressive carnivores, Smith said.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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What youll learnIf you want to get under the skin of the human body and delve into the functioning of everything from the skeletal structure to the nervous system, an anatomy or physiology degree might be for you. You could learn how cells develop, how limbs form in the right places, even how muscle groups are used in different sports. You may touch on hot topics such as cell cloning, genetic engineering or the impact of malaria or HIV on a human being.

Anatomy degrees will involve dissection of human and animal cadavers, while physiology involves the study of both the healthy body and the body as affected by disease research which can lead to the development of new medical treatments. Degree courses will impart an excellent knowledge of how the body works and can encompass a variety of disciplines including biology, genetics, immunology, embryology, neuroscience, pharmacology and disease processes.

How youll learnCourses are hands-on, so you could be doing anything from dissection classes to fieldwork or data analysis. As well as learning independently, youll probably need to complete group work, and a hefty original research project in the final year. Expect to spend lots of your time in lectures, seminars and laboratory practicals.

Entry requirementsMany universities will ask for at least two A-Levels (or equivalent) in biology, chemistry, physics or maths. Psychology may also be desirable.

What job can you get?Many graduates work as physiotherapists, or in fields such as cardiology, audiology, neurophysiology, or speech and language therapy.

Others undertake further study, sometimes in medicine or dentistry. If you love the academic side, a career in scientific research could be right up your street. This will require extra study, but you will be able to specialise in an area of particular interest. This doesnt always mean you need to stay in a university pharmaceutical companies, charities and government departments need researchers too.

Teaching is another option, while the analytical and data-handling skills youll gain should make you an attractive candidate for multinational corporations.

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Hippocrates and Galen might come to mind when you think of classical anatomy, but someone might have figured the human body out before he ever did. Someone on the other side of the planet.

Anatomists who lived during Chinas Han Dynasty, a period when learning flourished, are thought to have first mapped the structure of the body (as opposed to function). Ancient scientists dissected bodies for thousands of yearsthe drawback is that too little evidence of it has surfaced, which explains why European texts have been the go-to for centuries. Medical scientist Vivien Shaw and her research team have now unearthed Chinese Mawangdui medical texts from some 2,200 years ago. That means the ghost of Hippocrates probably needs to take several seats.

The ancient Greeks and Chinese had some similar concepts, such as pneuma, or life force, which is broadly similar to Qi, Shaw, who recently published a study in The Anatomical Record, told SYFY WIRE. However, in Chinese medicine, the philosophy of yin and yang lies at the core of how the body is understood. There is nothing in ancient Greek medicine that matches this.

Long before the Renaissance brought on anatomical enlightenment in the Western world, discoveries made in China, Persia, and India reimagined how more ancient peoples may have previously thought of the human body. Some of them even predated the luminaries of ancient Greece and Rome. The Mawangdui texts do not directly mention acupuncture, but the knowledge they contain that is still used in the practice disproves erroneous thinking that acupuncture is not based on actual science. Not only are they factually comparable to anything that came out of ancient Greece, but they survived when several Greek texts perished in the fire that reduced the fabled Library of Alexandria to ashes.

Unearthed from the Mawangdui burial site, where they were hidden deep underground since 168 B.C., the Mawangdui manuscripts were placed along other artifacts associated with traditional Chinese medicine. This tomb also contained the body of the Lady of Dai, one of the most remarkable mummies in the world. Scientists are still unable to figure out how her body was preserved almost unnaturally well. Whether anything written in the Magwandui texts or others buried with them had something to do with thatremains unknown.

But how did the Chinese get around the Confucian tradition of venerating ancestors, which should have ultimately prevented them from carrying out dissections? This is really the only way they could have learned about the 11 (later 12) meridians, or energy pathways in the body, that form the basis for acupuncture. Later texts reveal that they used the bodies of criminals so they wouldnt have to break tradition and commit what would have been considered a sacrilegious act of disrespect.

There are instances in most of the meridians where the structures that the texts are describing can only be seen in the dissected body, and could not be inferred from looking at the exterior, Shaw explained. For example, there is no other method by which they could have known the vena cava travels through the abdomen on the right hand side. Careful, systematic dissection is required in order to find these structures, so they would have had to study the body in this way.

Pathways are associated with certain diseases much as humors were in medieval Europe. The Huangdi Neijing, or Yellow Emperors Canon of Internal Medicine, was the ultimate Chinese canon of medicine during the Han Dynasty, and within its revered pages are the oldest writings on acupuncture theory. This is because these teachings were actually copied from the earlier Mawangdui texts. While the Neijing itself appeared slightly later, the information inside that was gathered from the Mawangdui texts predates it. The Neijing has been copied and recopied to the present day to reflect advancements in medical knowledge up to this day.

The only difference between the Neijings original text on meridians and the Mawangdui texts is that a 12th meridian was later added to the Neijing. Both texts describe the circulation of Qi, or vital energy, through these meridians.

The location of the meridians and points has remained constant since the Neijing, Shaw said. Current research is trying to solve the mystery of why it is that, if you use this particular body map of meridians and points, you get the physiological changes and health benefits that you do. So, in a way, theancient texts have directly informed current research, even though themeridians and points were arrived at through looking at anatomy, not physiology.

Another mystery surrounding the Mawangdui texts is that they may not even be the oldest records of anatomy, just the oldest that have either survived or been discovered yet. There are thought to be older Eastern manuscripts that have so far eluded us. Maybe they will eventually be found by dissecting the past.

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By DAN FAGAN

Those who view America as a vile racist and oppressive nation are not interested in hearing otherwise. Challenge them. Go ahead and try. Youll see what I mean.

They demand you see it their way. If you dont? You become the problem. You become racist and oppressor.

Its an arrogant posture. Agree or youre evil. But thats how the cultural Marxists roll. Theyre opinion tyrants. And if they gain power, they become more than opinion tyrants, they become full-blown tyrants.

Kimberly Wallers an opinion tyrant. She works in the nonprofit sector and is currently director of Sultana, the Foraker Groups fiscal sponsorship program. According to Wallers LinkedIn page, shes also the CEO of an organization, Womens Power League of Alaska.

She posted a 1,752 worded open angry letter to me on her Facebook page on Wednesday. Waller didnt like my recent Must Read Alaska column: Saying America is systemically racist is a destructive lie.

My column challenged the take of most speakers at the March on Anchorage Labor Day rally at Townsquare. One after another made the case that Alaska is a deeply racist state. I disagree.

Your claim that racism fundamentally doesnt exist in our state is an area in which I simply must enlighten you, wrote Waller.

The most common denominator among social justice warriors is the confidence they hold in their beliefs. They own the truth. If youre lucky, theyll enlighten you. But dont ask questions or challenge their ideas in any way. Just listen, accept their truth. Otherwise, youre a racist.

Yourpiece was so over the top that I had to take the time out of my night to share a few truths with you. Yes, truth! I know you are one who believes in the concept, wrote Waller.

I do believe in truth and its my contention the truth is America is not the deeply racist country Waller and her fellow social justice warriors claim it is.

You attacked the speakers, who in your words complained repeatedly about Americas embedded systematic and structural racism. Sharing = complaining for you? wrote Waller.

She then goes onto complain about the widespread racism in Alaska.

Racism lives on running trails, on playgrounds, in schools, in downtown Anchorage, in the MatSu, online, in our damn private driveways, on the job right here in the beautiful state I call home, wrote Waller.

Waller also challenged my belief the only way to reach true equality where all have the same is to redistribute wealth, take away freedom, reward bad decisions and punish good ones.

You show your true face, writing equality for allis impossible without stripping us of our freedoms. Who is us? Are you speaking in code? You should know, we (aka other) can read code, wrote Waller.

And there it is. The accusation you knew was coming. Challenging Marxist wealth redistribution is a racist act in and of itself. But its undeniable different decisions produce different results leading to inequality. Good decisions good consequences. Bad decisions bad consequences.

Are you saying only wealthy (do you really want to say white??) people make good choices and have rightly acquired their fortune through all of their good choices? wrote Waller.

And theres the racist under every bush prism in full display that typically drives social justice warriors like Waller.

Waller received glowing reviews from her followers praising her for having the courage to write such a thing. The bubble Waller lives in was secure as she enjoyed accolades from her like-minded Leftists.

But then I shared her open letter Facebook post on my page with the caption: Thoughts.. Some took issue with Waller. Social justice warriors dont cope well with resistance.

Dan youre soliciting thoughts in regard to this? Do you have your own thoughts, formulated on your own? posted Waller.

As the day rolled on Waller grew increasingly impatient with my lack of response to her open letter.

Dan Fagan youre a coward hiding behind your computer, from a land far far away, sending random folks from your page to mine to post hate / conspiracies. You need backup? Do you need a lifeline? Arent you a writer, a journalist? You have your First Amendment rights but your words dont come without a consequence. How does someone like You, residing in New Orleans, as Im told, come to have a platform where youre marginalizing the very feelings experiences of ALASKANS?! How do you feel its in any way conducive to the art of your craft (using craft loosely) to report so negatively and with such ease on an event in which you were not present, and target the peaceful people who were there but leave out the fact that those same people were subject to intimidation for gatherings peacefully. WITH THEIR CHILDREN. Is this world were supposed to just swallow and accept. How can you justify? You cannot! And neither can your employer. Youre sharing news which is inaccurate, hurtful and wildly biased about a place you dont even live. Do you have children? Do you care? Enjoy your paycheck hope its worth it, wrote Waller.

Such is the life of an enlightened, joyless, angry leftist, full of rage, indignation, judgment, and utter contempt for anyone willing to challenge their view that America is a deeply racist nation.

The woke mob will settle for nothing less than silence, compliance, and obedience. Its why theyre winning. People are afraid to stand up to them, challenge their rhetoric.

Its time to stop being intimidated.

Dan Fagan hosts the number one rated morning drive radio show, weekdays between 5:30 to 8 am on Newsradio 650 KENI. He splits his time between Anchorage and New Orleans.

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Welcome back to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from Columbus Crew SCs previous match.

For match 10 of the 2020 MLS Season, we take a look at Gyasi Zardes 71st minute goal against FC Cincinnati that gave the Crew a 3-0 lead as part of yet another Hell is Real Derby win.

Heres a look at the goal from Columbuss striker.

The Black & Gold entered the third Hell is Real Derby of 2020 on the back end of a hard-fought win against the now second place Philadelphia Union. In the previous match against Cincinnati the Crew struggled to breakdown Jaap Stams defensive system, leading to a disappointing draw against the southern rivals.

Zardes was a surprising snub from Sundays starting lineup with Fanendo Adi stepping into the starting 11 for the first time this season. Columbus fans shouldnt expect to see Adi getting time over Zardes as any sort of sign favor because the forward had a busy week that might have necessitated a a substitute appearance, as he turned 29 and celebrated the birth of his fourth child very near to Sundays match.

The Black & Golds third goal in this match shows how the Crew used short passes and fluid movement to break down an otherwise stingy FC Cincinnati defense.

Lets start our review with the ball at the feet of captain Jonathan Mensah. Mensah picks up the ball following a Luis Diaz-won free kick on the FC Cincy side of the field. The Columbus captain plays a quick pass over to Josh Williams as Artur drops into the area for support.

Williams carries the ball until he meets Cincinnati pressure and then quickly slides a pass over to left back Milton Valenzuela.

Valenzuela slides the ball forward and then quickly plays the ball up the field to Darlington Nagbe.

Nagbe receives the ball in between the two FC Cincinnati defensive blocks. The midfielders positioning forces right center back Mathieu Deplagne to break his lines, leaving Pedro Santos open on the sideline.

Nagbe quickly plays the ball out to Santos.

Deplagne recovers onto Santos, who then drops the ball right back to Nagbe.

Nagbe and Santos continue their passing work, with Nagbe pushing the ball right back to Santos.

Santos spots some space ahead of Nagbe and plays a pass in front of the midfielder.

Nagbe runs onto the pass and immediately drops the ball back to Santos.

This back-and-forth between Santos and Nagbe has drawn multiple Cincinnati defenders toward the Black & Gold attackers. As FC Cincinnati attempts to box in these two, the team loses its defensive shape and opens up various other lanes of attack for the Crew.

Santos receives Nagbes drop while the American cuts back toward the midfield line.

Santos performs a tidy bit of on-the-ball work as Joseph-Claude Gyau attempts to take possession of the ball. The Portuguese midfielder uses his left foot to take the ball behind his right, and flicks a pass right over to Nagbe.

Nagbe picks up the clever flick and immediately has three options. He can play a drop-back pass to Williams, a diagonal pass back to Artur or carry the ball toward the middle of the field.

Additionally, notice that seven FC Cincy defenders are packed into this small section of the field. That leaves only three Cincinnati defenders to cover the five Columbus players spread throughout the rest of the field.

Nagbe opts to drop the ball back to Williams, resetting the attacking move.

Williams settles the ball and quickly plays a pass forward to Artur.

Artur turns and resets the ball to Mensah.

The Black & Gold have given FC Cincinnati time to reorganize but have also spread out the defense by dropping the ball back. Now, the Crew captain can play a diagonal pass to Williams, hit a pass right back to Artur or carry the ball away from Jurgen Locadias pressure.

Mensah turns and plays the ball over to Williams.

Williams picks up the ball at as the FCC defense collapses toward the center back. Six Cincinnati defenders are present in the area around the midfield circle, leaving Artur open right in the middle of the field and Valenzuela open on the sideline.

Williams fires a pass up to Valenzuela as Deplagne heads toward the left back.

Valenzuela turns toward Deplagne and has three options. He can play a quick pass forward to Santos, attempt to beat Deplagne off the dribble or a diagonal pass to Nagbe.

The Argentine left back quickly passes forward to Santos and then makes a run up the sideline.

Santos recognizes Valenzuelas move and hits a pass into the path of his left back, who will easily outpace Deplagne to the ball.

Valenzuela runs toward the ball with a full seven FC Cincy defenders on the wrong side of the play.

By drawing Cincinnati toward the midfield with quick passing, Columbus has used a single pass to break through the FC Cincinnati lines.

Valenzuela spots Nagbe and quickly slides the ball over to the midfielder.

Nagbe lets the FC Cincy pressure find him and has four quick options. He can play a through pass to Zardes, a long diagonal pass to a wide-open Luis Diaz, carry the ball forward or a long square pass to Afful.

Nagbe spots Diaz and hits a pass right to the winger. Notice Andrew Gutmans positioning. He is deployed as the Cincinnati left back but is, at best, in the very middle of the field. This FC Cincinnati overload leaves yards of open space for both Diaz and Afful.

Diaz meets the ball and can play a few different ways. He ahas a through pass to a potentially offside Zardes, he can attempt to beat Gutman off the dribble, shoot the ball or turn the ball back toward Afful.

Diaz decides to have a shot, and launches the ball toward Przemyslaw Tytons goal.

Unfortunately, the ball is deflected up into the air, but right toward Afful.

Afful spots the ball and heads an excellent pass into the path of Zardes.

Zardes lets the ball take one bounce and hits a shot at Tyton on the half-volley.

Tyton gets lucky to have his face get in the way of Zardes shot because the ball travels right through his arms.

Deplagne attempts to chest down Tytons save but isnt able to prevent the ball from bouncing too far forward.

Zardes spots the errant chested ball and tees up a second shot.

Somehow, Zardes is able to get a clean shot on the ball, sending it past Tyton . . .

. . . into the back of the net!

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For the covers of The Chronicles Throughline limited series, we commissioned artist Chaowat Pong Lertsachanant to create a series of eight panels depicting the future of San Francisco that would connect to form one large panoramic image.

Lertsachanant had to navigate difficult thematic content alongside format challenges. Having a large canvas meant more details to get right in an illustration depicting a city to its own citizens. Each panel was also extremely vertical, inverting the film-like shape that is typical in Lertsachanants animation work. And then each piece had to stand on its own while weaving into the larger final illustration.

Now that all eight pieces have been published, we asked Lertsachanant for his artist commentary on each panel and how he depicted a futuristic San Francisco, altered by the pandemic and protests, moving forward better.

Week 1: The City

I lived in the Tenderloin before. I tried to recall how I felt about the Tenderloin and how it could be better, how it could be more tidy and more clean and still keep the look of the buildings in that area. It was also the area that I thought should have the solar panel towers from the micro-hood concept, since it seems like the area is slightly cheaper than other parts of San Francisco, so its easier to invest in.

In the street, its quite tricky because it has to connect to the panel next to it while still telling a story. So I thought it should be on the corner that connects streets together, so I can get away with it heading into the next panel and a building doesnt get in the way of the viewer.

Week 2: Closing the Gap

I was thinking about protesting in the future. Nowadays people have to be down on the street. Thats hard to control. I wanted to think about controllable vehicles that could project holograms of all the protesters, so that they wouldnt have to actually go out, and the way it would make people notice is by voice or sound. It was a fictional vision of what a protest could be.

And of course I used blue cause its a color scheme you often see in futuristic movies.

Week 3: The Future of the Arts

This was really challenging in terms of perspective and having to connect with the last panel. Davies Symphony Hall is quite a wide building, and I had to adjust into a vertical ratio. Theres no way. My solution was to put it in the front and just fake the perspective. I used the scale of people to give it a sense of size and make it contrast from the middle musician.

I was thinking about the color of the panel. Since I already used blue, I put pink and purple. This color scheme actually comes from the Blade Runner movie. I fused that idea into this panel a little bit.

Week 4: The Social Scene

Since its the Castro, I wanted to bring up the LGBTQ topic in this panel. Thats why I put the male couple in the front.

One of the things I looked at in the future was hand sanitizer being a normal thing that people use. Its on the dining table even. They use it before they eat. Or, on that date, its the new normal. Like, oh, I cant touch their hand until I use it first.

Week 5: The Tech Sector

I think I like this one the most since the composition features the Salesforce Tower. Its really tall, so it was the easiest one to compose since I could compose something in a vertical view.

Its the first time I actually had to paint a glass building and represent the Financial District. It was the easiest one and also the most challenging because, once I got into details, I had people in the front and details on the building. I had to figure out a way to push the buildings away so it didnt feel too dense for viewers.

Week 6: Rewriting the Rules

I wanted to free up the viewer a little bit, so I put the camera farther out after having very tight compositions in the previous illustrations. This one I just tried to have the feeling of the space in Civic Center.

When I walked there, the feeling of the space the air, the space between me and City Hall it made me feel like its a gigantic place and yet a space that I was still able to walk through.

It also has futurist elements that come from other panels. Thats why I have the skywalk bridge at the top. It connects it to the previous panel. I was worried it might be too big, but in the overall panorama, it wasnt as bad as I thought.

Week 7: How We Move

Since the suggestion was people feeling more hope and feeling more lively, I put a little story in there about a couple who may not have seen each other that much. I wanted it to say that now you can meet the people you love.

I chose Pacific Avenue. I sketch there all the time, and I walk and jog there. Theres a great view, and it just felt right to give a hopeful feeling of the city.

Its fictional. Its visually just my feelings that I mashed into that space that could work in a vertical ratio. I was really concerned about the perspective. I really worried people would find out that you dont see cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge in the same place, and that you wouldnt see the bridge from Pacific ever like this.

This is actually the view from California and Mason, but in reality its a framing of the Bay Bridge. This city is like a composition by itself, and I tried to translate it into this picture. Its a VisDev (visual development) artist skill: We mess things up and make it look possible.

Week 8: The Community

I had the same worry as the previous panel. I mixed things up, and hopefully viewers wouldnt catch it or be mad about it not being true. Like the last one, I made the space feel more free with a lot of air between viewers and the scene. Thats why I used a lot of cool colors with just a touch of warm to make it like a normal sunny day, which is related to the happy ending of this series. It is just another normal day in which people can live their lives.

And on the screens in the outdoor classrooms, its like the pandemic is a memory already, that it happened in the past.

Alex K. Fong is the designer of the Throughline. Email: Alex.Fong@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @alexkfong

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Two weeks into the new school year, Collierville had to suspend in-person classes at its high school, a problemeducation leaders across the country spent summer months planning to mitigate or avoid.

It's now one of a handful of schools in the state that opened for in-person classesand then closed due to COVID-19.

Collierville activated its contingency plan for two weeks, meaning in-person classes are set to resume on Monday. The district made the decision after the Shelby County Health Department identified a cluster of cases at the school.

"We're really taking itone day at a time with this," Mario Hogue, spokesperson for the district, said in a recent interview.

Looking out on one of the green spaces the school has provied for students.(Photo: Renier Otto / For CommercialAppeal.com)

Despite all the planning and protocols, COVID-19 can still find its way into school buildings. And, in the case of Collierville High School, two cases became five, 300 potential exposures were identified and the school decided to close its doors.Since then, it's reported20 new cases among students and staff.

A look at how the health department and school district responded to the case shows the relationship between the two, and reveals more about what families and educators can expect when cases are identifiedamong a school'sstudents and staff.

A few weeks before Collierville students returned to school for the fall, the districtaltered its plan to correspond with the health department's guidance for six feet of social distancing in the classroom. To do so meant reducing the number of students in the buildingto accommodate that recommendation the district had based its plan off of the threefeet distance recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and landing with a hybrid schedule.

Revamped: In updated Collierville Schools reopening model, classroom learning only 2 days weekly

Beforeschool returned, parents across the district protested the change, and the high schoolhad already reported four cases of COVID-19, according to news reports.With the hybrid schedule, more students than expected 36% of the district's 9,000 would be full-time virtual learners, clearing the way for elementary schoolers to attend fivedays each week, said Gary Lilly, the district's superintendent.

Main hall in the new Collierville High.(Photo: Renier Otto / For CommercialAppeal.com)

To his knowledge, no one missed the first day due to having COVID-19 or being a close contact for a case, Lilly said at the time.

Almost every aspect of school had to be retooled for the new year, but at the time, the back-to-school excitement was still there, as it would be for any other school year. On the first day of school, Lilly said he was prepared to make the changes necessary for safety and for delivering education.

"The first week of school is always an exciting time. There areusually things you have to work out and establish for students and staff so that everyone gets into a routine," Lilly said at the time. "Certainly there are far more things that have to get worked out this year than usualbecause there's a whole different set of protocols and procedures."

First day: In Germantown and Collierville schools, first-day jitters and social distancing

Students watch as guests enter their third grade classroom with Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn during a visit to Forest Hill Elementary School on Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020.(Photo: Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal)

Beginning the new year came with thelaunch of a community COVID-19data committee, designed with data and public health arms to review school- and community-specific trends.

Collierville also began the year as one of two of the county's seven public districts with a plan in place to communicate all cases of COVID-19 at a school to all families, not just people potentially exposed. Themove was supported by guidance from Le Bonheur's Children Hospital.

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It took just over a week before two cases were reported among the high school's football team. The districtcanceled its next two footballgames upon announcement of thecases.

Contact sports, like football, are allowed by the state but have been discouraged by local health officials and medical experts.

Canceled: Collierville cancels two football games due to COVID-19 cases

Are sports safe?Le Bonheur's chief pediatrician says it's not safe to resume contact sports in Memphis yet

A student adjusts his face mask as the first and second graders line up, socially distance in the hallway at Millington Elementary School on the first day of class Monday, August 10, 2020.(Photo: Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal)

The way Hogue described it, the school was advisedby the health department to conduct preliminary contact tracing, alerting anystudents and staff who might have been exposed to the virus.

He said it works like this: When a case is found, the school will determine and notify, as per the latest health directive, people who were potentially exposed to the case. That's based on the six feet of social distancing, masking and a timeframe oftwo days before the person who had the virus began displaying symptoms. The health department then comes in to conductits official contact tracing, issuing isolation orders for anyone who has tested positive and quarantine orders for any close contacts.

How it works: New health directive outlines rules for COVID-19 notification at Memphis-area schools

Kaylee Jones (from right), 9, and her siblings Eric Harris, 12, and Khila Harris, 15, work on their laptops during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, from their home in Memphis.(Photo: Max Gersh / The Commercial Appeal)

The health department has said it is the only group with authority to issue those orders and complete case investigations, but says it"relies heavily" on the schools to assist the department in its tracing endeavorsby notifying them of people who may have been close contacts for a reported case. Dr. Alisa Haushalter, the department's director, has said it is a"misperception of the public and perhaps even some others within schools" that schools conduct their own contact tracing.

By the end of the second week of school, Aug. 28, Collierville High School had a reported fivecases and had reached "cluster" status, according to the Shelby County Health Department.

"Once we were considered a cluster, the contact tracing protocols expanded greatly," Hogue, the spokesperson, said in a recent interview.

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To qualify as a cluster, first, there have to be two cases associated with the school, David Sweat, epidemiologist at the Shelby County HealthDepartment,wrote in an email responding to an inquiry byThe Commercial Appeal. Those cases are either known to be connected to one another or have no known links to other COVID-19 cases.

Sweat also defined the instances when two cases would not constitute a cluster.

"If there are two cases in a facility but each of them are linked to known cases otherwise and they are also not linked to each other in any identifiable way, we would not consider that a facility cluster," Sweat wrote.

Once the department identifieda cluster of cases at the school, its criteria for potential exposures expanded greatly, Hogue said, which caught the district somewhat by surprise. New instructions meant that the district had to assume that a student with COVID-19 could have exposed anyone in the classrooms, study halls or lunch breaks, he said.

"So their (SCHD) new recommendations had no dependency on the six feet of social distancing or the mask. This was a whole new guideline. This guideline replaced the social distancing guidelines," Hogue said.

In an email to the school district on the Friday Collier
ville announced it would go remote, Sweat recapped a conversation between the district and the health department, including himself and Dr. Bruce Randolph, the health officer. The two advised that the following people should also be considered potential contacts:

Levi Fagens, from left, Mohammed Awwad, Lily Foyle and Jocelyn Buchannan watch a video Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Beth Alsbrooks coding class at Houston High School in Germantown.(Photo: Max Gersh / The Commercial Appeal)

"Classmates and teachers who shared airspace in an enclosed classroom with a confirmed case. Due to repetition of exposure and duration of time in a classroom, and also in recognition that air stagnates and there can be repeated exposures in a classroom, it would be difficult to specify which students in a classroom are not exposed," Sweat wrote.

Sweat then made clear that he was not advising the school to close.

"Shelby County Health Department is not requiring the school to be closed. If the individuals at risk can be quarantined the remainder of the students and staff can work and attend school. If the school system judges that the school cannot operate safely and chooses to close, that is the prerogative of Collierville Schools to decide," Sweat wrote.

Applying those guidelines, the school categorized300-plusindividuals as potentially exposed to COVID-19. Since the health department began its investigation, the number of close contacts instructed to quarantine has been lower, Hogue said.

Ultimately, the school building did close, and the district activated its learning contingency plan. Instead of students in the building on the hybrid schedule, everyone would belearning remotelyfor the next two weeks, returning Sept. 14.

Going virtual: Collierville High School suspends in-person learning after reporting 5 cases of COVID-19

Because the health department is providing one-on-one guidance, Hogue said,he's been communicating to families and staff that there is no "carbon copy" response to having cases in a school building.

"That's what we need to get communicated across ... I always get the question, 'If this happens again, are you going to have to do the same thing?'" Hogue said. "And I can't say 'yes' and I can't say 'no' because, unfortunately, they don't know. Until we get to that scenario, then they will provide directives. And I know that's not helpful, because it's definitely not helpful for us, but that's where we're at."

Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn waves at students as they walk the halls during a visit to Forest Hill Elementary School on Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020.(Photo: Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal)

Since moving to virtual learning due to the cluster, the high schoolhas reported 20more cases of COVID-19 among students and staff, Hogue said Tuesday. The new cases bring the total case tally at the high school to 25 since the school year began Aug. 17.

Based on state data, the school has the most associated cases of any public school in Shelby County. There are 33 total cases of COVID-19 across the Collierville district.

State releasesdata: Tennessee posts dashboard of school COVID-19 data; see Shelby County numbers

Early investigations are reiterating that schools can only control what happens inside their classrooms but will be affected by the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, as well as the community's compliance with safety protocols. And athletics, approached in different ways across the countyby level and sport, are being re-evaluated; at least two of the high school's cases have been associated with the school's football team.

As for the other 23, it is so far unclear whether the virus was contracted inside or outside the high school building, Hogue said.

Either way, the school still plans to resume its hybrid model Monday, meaning that half of the high school students who opted for that plan will be in the building at any given time. On Fridays, everyone learnsremotely.

Because of the hybrid plan, Hogue said, the transition to remote learning was "seamless." Teachers are still teaching and students were used to virtual instruction three days each week.

Hogue said he is grateful for the patience and support of families, but issued a plea for compliance with COVID-19 outside of school.

"We are really asking our families to be mindful of the social distancing guidelines after school hours," Hogue said. "Because we really cannot say for certain, did they contract COVID-19 during operating hours or out-of-school hours? So we're constantly reminding our families, please be mindful of social distancing after school operating hours, because it's hard for the district to say, 'Yeah they for sure contracted the virus at school,' because we don't know that. We don't know what happens after school hours."

Laura Testino covers education and children's issues for the Commercial Appeal. Reach her at laura.testino@commercialappeal.com or 901-512-3763. Find her on Twitter: @LDTestino

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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara returned to the Saints this offseason better than ever. The three-time Pro Bowler dedicated himself to nurturing and healing the knee and ankle injuries that suppressed his production in 2019. The Saints and Kamara are amid contract negotiations to extend him in a Saints uniform for several more years. We take a look at the physical and spiritual anatomy of Alvin Kamara and why he is a dynamic and important player for the New Orleans Saints.KAMARA IN 2019

Kamara admitted what many speculated:

Jacksonville week, I tore my knee, basically, Kamara said. That was something I was dealing with the entire season. (I) Had to miss some time, which I dont like to do."

Alvin knew he was not 100% last season, but he fought through the remaining games. His physical decline was evident as his explosive nature just was not present on the field last year. Kamaraadmitted his injury led to an unapproachable demeanor on the field.

Body language, obviously not being able to move my leg. Sometimes my body language was terrible and I know it, Kamara said. Its one thing for fans to say it, but its another when my teammates, my teammates, thats all Im really concerned about. They knew what I was going through and its like, OK, I know youre hurting, but come on. So Im like, I have to snap back.

On Twitter, Kamara admitted he played on one leg last season of only 75%. As a competitor, Kamara decided he would take the field and even play through an injury to help his team and teammates. SNN's Kyle T. Mosley provided a snapshot of AKs stats for 2019 despite his injury:

Even in the wake of his torn MCL injury against Jacksonville in Week 6, Kamaras production makes these stats even more impressive. 2019, he amassed 1,330 yards and 6 TDs for the Saints. Kamaras first three seasons are historic. He became the first NFL player to have over 2,000 (2,408) rushing and 2,000 (2,068) receiving yards, and 3 Pro-Bowl appearances. In 45 games, Kamara saw the end-zone 38 times, 7 rushing, 10 receiving, and 1 kickoff return. He missed 2 games after his leg injury.

The injury did not require surgery, but plenty of rehabilitation.

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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is always striving to improve, which has made him a beloved staple in New Orleans and on the team. Hes had a stellar start to his NFL career with the Saints. Kamara and former Saints running back Mark Ingram enlisted the services ofDr. Sharif "Dr. Reef" Tabbah of Athletix Rehab & Recovery to help them with strength and conditioning.

When you are a unique athlete like Alvin Kamara, you must be creative in training and rehabilitation. His recovery and rehab were designed to strengthen balance and muscle, build up endurance, and improve speed. Kyle Mosley and Bob Rose spoke with Kamaras trainer, Dr. Reef, in May on The Bayou Blitz broadcast. Tabbah's goal was to help Kamara increase his core stability.

Tabbahs goal was to help him increase his core stability while taking defensive players hits on the field. Dr. Reef said there are different joints that have to withstand multi-direction forces that might be unpredictable. Can you imagine creating stability from the trunk up, to stay stable on top because youre using a lot of that core stabilization." (Bayou Blitz Podcast)

Kamaras offseason work with Dr. Reef continues to be a hot topic of conversation for many. Their videos feature many unique challenges, where Kamara must catch batons while balancing on a medicine ball. He must also haul a pair of kettlebells tied to a barbell taking staggering steps the length of a basketball court.

This workout aimed to strengthen his core muscles, which are the foundation of the running backs ability to maintain balance through contact, hits, and tackling. The shifting served as lateral stressors to his body, causing his muscle to put in extra effort to keep steady.

These unique and unusual techniques seem to replace the norm for Kamara as the coronavirus pandemic continues to plaque the NFL and other professional leagues around the nation.

Sean Payton was one of the first NFL coaches to use the Joker position - a multidimensional back who can line up on any part of the field and create mismatches in the opponent's defense. Reggie Bush and Darren Sproles were highly effective in this role. After Kamara displayed his athleticism at the NFL combine, the Saints had a private workout with Kamara. He impressed Payton with his route-running and receiving abilities during the workout. Payton coveted Kamara, and the team landed him in the 3rd round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Kamara has since proven to be the ideal fit for New Orleans as a hybrid player with the size, speed, strength, and endless versatility. Alvin can be a running back, slot receiver, pass blocker, run blocker, and decoy in just one offensive series. Defensive coordinators are aware of the threat Alvin Kamara poses each time he in on the playing field.

Kamara points out that the Saints allow me to be me. His look, style, personality, and vibe all embody the spirit of New Orleans. The Saints and AK fans now wear gold teeth grilles to the Mercedes Benz Superdome, fake dreadlocks, and bull nose rings in their nose. Kamara says his ability to be organic and authentic in the city of New Orleans is critical in his success. The energy is right, the perfect fit of franchise, city, and player.

The anatomy of Alvin Kamara is not about his physique; but his talent, energy, passion, and fit for this franchise. He is an outstanding player and an essential figure for the New Orleans Saints' success today and in seasons to come.

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Like other shows, plans have had to change and not just when it comes to a premiere date forGrey's Anatomy's 17th season.

"We are not working to protect stories we had [planned] for the end of Season 16," showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed toTVLine. "That said, you will get to see some of the immediate moments from where we left off." In fact, some of what we'll see was filmed prior to the shutdown, she added, and "we found a way to build it into our premiere."

Season 16 ended four episodes early (after production shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic), and the new season is set to pick up about a month and a half into the pandemic, according to Giacomo Gianniotti (who plays Dr. Andrew DeLuca). As the ABC medical drama incorporates real life into its fictional world, it won't forget about the loose endsafter "Put on a Happy Face."

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That means that while the hospital's staff will be "navigating Covid," which Vernoff described as "a whole new world" for everyone, we'll likely see those scenes she mentioned in the premiere as part of the flashbacks Gianniotti had teased we could see.

Grey's Anatomy could begin filming Season 17 as early as this week. While ABC had included it in its initial fall schedule, it was not part of its premiere dates announcement in August. (Instead, game showsCelebrity Family Feud andPress Your Luckare in the time slots forStation 19 andGrey's.)"With our scripted series ramping up production, we look forward to announcing more premiere dates very soon," Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment, said at the time. We should know more soon, hopefully.

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While Grey's Anatomy isn't going to disappear from our screens right away, the writers are already thinking about the end of the series .

Recently, the medical series was renewed for a fifteenth season, but during an interview with Entainement Tonight, actress Ellen Pompeo recalled that the series would end well one day . She confided, We season after season. We're starting to think about how we can end such an iconic series. ". A potentially near end decision, therefore, and which will be commonly taken by the actress and the creator of the series Shonda Rhimes.

In this interview, the actress also reflected on the departures of Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew at the end of season 14. She said, My first reaction was: what? What do you mean ? Why ? And then you go through all the stages of the trouble. It's hard for them, it's hard for us, it's hard for the writers to have made this choice, and to have had to make this decision. ".

The finale of season 14 of Grey's Anatomy will air on May 17 . In the meantime, an episode airs every Thursday evening on the ABC channel.

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Followers werent happy with the most up-to-date Grays Anatomy exit. In a weird ending to his lengthy storyline, Alex Karev skips city with out saying goodbye to anybody together with his spouse, Jo to maneuver to a farm in Kansas the place (shock!) Izzie had Alexs youngsters with out telling him. So in 4 separate letters, he says his goodbyes, proving that he could in truth be evil spawn in any case.

THE DISRESPECT FOR ALEX KAREV, SHONDA WTF ARE YOU DOING #GreysAnatomy, one fan tweeted. One other commented, Are you actually saying Justin Chambers is fully tremendous along with his character being butchered like this after years of doing this present? I AM MAD as hell at what they did to alex karev #GreysAnatomy.

The backlash was so sturdy, Ellen Pompeo took to Instagram to touch upon his exit, For me personally for Karev to return to the starting. was the very best storyline. It pays homage to these unbelievable first years and the unbelievable cast that created a basis so sturdy that the present is nonetheless standing.

It was introduced in January that Chambers, 49, was leaving the present after 15 years. Web page Six completely revealed at the time that Chambers, who mentioned he left to diversify my performing roles and profession decisions, was engaged on his psychological well being at Priv-Swiss, a luxurious rehab middle in Connecticut.

And regardless of followers begging Shonda Rhimes to not kill him off, following the episode, many wrote that they wished hed died versus the ending they gave him.

In an unique video, Chambers mentioned he was very excited for the subsequent chapter of his life and mentioned he hopes to get into producing documentaries in the future.

Grays has been very supportive of me and Im very grateful and its been an amazing trip, he mentioned.

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The cast share their first photos of Greys Anatomy season 17 filming

Its been six months since production shut down on all TV shows and movies. Filming is starting up again, andGreys Anatomy season 17 is the latest TV show to start filming.

The cast took to Instagram and Twitter to share their selfies. Ellen Pompeo made it clear thatGreys Anatomy season 17 is dedicated to the healthcare workers. So many have lost their lives due to the coronavirus that it is only fitting that the series about doctors be dedicated to them.

Other cast members shared their selfies. Kelly McCreary put up a trailer selfie, commenting that its six months since she last acted. The last time she went that long without acting was in 1995. Is it like getting back on a bike?

Kevin McKidd opted for a simple one with him and Kim Raver. The two are dressed in scrubs, scrub caps, and in masks, although it doesnt look like theyre in the OR. They may be getting ready for an OR scene. The cast and crew will all need to wear masks when they are onset as part of the new health and safety regulations.

In fact, Pompeo led by example with the mask-wearing. She and co-star Richard Flood, who was promoted to series regular for the season. The two arent wearing scrub caps, which suggests theyre definitely not getting ready for OR scenes. Theyre just following health and safety guidelines in between takes.

This is a season that will include the coronavirus, too. The show is going to pick up in the middle of the fight, giving us a look at what live is like in the hospitals around the country.

The show isnt including the storyline to be disrespectful to those who have caught the virus and to the families grieving the losses due to the coronavirus. Instead, the focus is on what life is like. Medical dramas routinely raise awareness for medical concerns.

Greys Anatomy is certainly one of those shows. Theres been the awareness that womens health conditions are often overlooked, especially Black women. We got a look at the problems with insurance and people dying because they dont have coverage. There has also been awareness about mental health problems, including depression.

It only makes sense that the season will include something about the coronavirus.

We still dont know whenGreys Anatomy season 17 will premiere. Its slated for the fall and possibly will premiere in late October or November 2020. Its later than usual, but we know its going to be worth the wait.

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