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Treatment For COVID-19: What Is Convalescent Plasma Therapy?

In the absence of drugs to cure Coronavirus infection or vaccines to prevent COVID-19, currently, plasma therapy is being seen as a potential treatment for critically...

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Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Experts Welcome ICMR’s Move To Remove Plasma Therapy As COVID-19 Treatment

The recent view on discontinuing the use of plasma therapy comes a day after a meeting of ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 was held during which...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

COVID-19: Indiscriminate Use Of Convalescent Plasma Therapy Not Advisable, Says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has asked to avoid the indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) as it does not reduce mortality in...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Over 2,000 Patients Benefited From Plasma Therapy, Saved My Life Too: Delhi Health Minister

A randomised study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research, on 464 patients in 39 hospitals across 14 states and UTs has shown that plasma...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

National Task Force And Joint Monitoring Group Will Decide On Continuing Plasma Therapy For COVID Treatment: ICMR

Presently, Convalescent Plasma is used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with the moderate disease who are not improving (oxygen requirement is progressively increasing) despite the...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Convalescent Plasma Therapy Cannot Be Given To Everyone, May Be Useful In Early Stage Of COVID-19: AIIMS Director

According to Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, Delhi, during convalescent plasma therapy two things play a crucial role - type of plasma and the patient...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Convalescent Plasma Therapy Didn't Help In Reducing COVID-19 Deaths: ICMR Study

The India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted a study to investigate the effectiveness of plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 in 39 hospitals across...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

COVID-19: Odisha Chief Minister Inaugurates Sixth Plasma Bank At Koraput Medical College

With an aim to strengthen preparedness against COVID-19, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated state’s sixth plasma bank in Koraput District
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

First Plasma Bank For COVID-19 Launched In Telangana, Set-up In Hyderabad

Speaking at the launch of the first plasma bank in Telangana, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said plasma bank is one of the initiatives taken by...
News9 years ago

Virtual Campaign For Plasma Donation Launched In Hyderabad

The Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) in association with the Hyderabad City Police launched a virtual campaign for plasma donation
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Initial Findings On Plasma Therapy Trial Did Not Show Promising Evidence: AIIMS

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is conducting trials for convalescent plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients and the initial analyses shows that plasma therapy is...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates Second Plasma Bank, Web Portal For Donors

After witnessing encouraging preliminary results of plasma therapy, Odisha government established the second plasma bank at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

COVID-19 Treatment: Fifth Plasma Centre Of Haryana Inaugurated In Panchkula

According to Gian Chand Gupta, Speaker, Haryana Assembly, Plasma therapy is a more effective in treating severely infected patients compared to oxygen and steroid systems of...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

India’s Second Worst-Hit State By Coronavirus Pandemic, Tamil Nadu Launches A Plasma Bank

After conducting successful clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy, Tamil Nadu has established a plasma bank in Chennai
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

Delhi Government Updates Plasma Policy, Recipient Hospital Needs To Find A Replacement Donor

As on July 9, Delhi has over 74,000 COVID-19 recovered patients but according to Dr Meenu Bajpai, Head of the Blood Transfusion Department at ILBS Hospital,...
Coronavirus Outbreak9 years ago

COVID-19: Convalescent Plasma Therapy In Goa From Next Week, Says Health Minister Vishwajit Rane

According to Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been given the responsibility of collecting blood plasma from those...

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