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Trump Admin. Funds Plasma Company Based in Owner's Condo
An Associated Press investigation has found that the Trump administration awarded emergency coronavirus funds to a well-connected Republican donor’s company to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology.
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FDA Clears Plasma Therapy For COVID-19 Patients
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma therapy in treating COVID-19. The move comes as the national death toll approaches 180,000.
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Study Hints, Can't Prove, Survivor Plasma Fights COVID-19
Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover, but it’s not proof and some experts worry if, amid clamor for the treatment, they’ll ever get a clear answer. More than 64,000 patients in the U.S. have been given convalescent plasma, a century-old approach to fend off flu and measles before...
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Plasma Donations Running Low as FDA Considers Use for COVID Cases
The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly nearing a decision to issue an emergency use authorization to use convalescent plasma for treating coronavirus patients. Unfortunately, the supply of plasma is running low.
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New Study Asks If Survivor Plasma Could Prevent Coronavirus
Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place.
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NH Man Returns Home After Coronavirus Plasma Treatment
A New Hampshire man who was near death with a COVID-19 infection is going home after getting an experimental treatment.
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Convalescent Plasma Is Safe to Treat COVID-19: Nationwide Study
The most comprehensive national study to date has found that convalescent plasma appears to be safe to use on COVID-19 patients, a promising development in the race to find a treatment for the deadly virus. But the study didn’t determine whether the treatment works, NBC News reported. A team of more than 5,000 doctors from over 2,000 hospitals and laboratories…
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What Is Plasma? How to Donate Convalescent Plasma for Coronavirus Patients
Plasma is precious for people sick with COVID-19. The liquid portion of blood taken from survivors of the disease may be rich in antibodies that doctors hope can speed up recovery for the sickest patients.
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Doctor Encouraged by Successful Treatment, Highlights Need for Donors
A potential breakthrough in the treatment of COVID-19 has come as UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester reports promising results with its first blood plasma treatment of a seriously ill coronavirus patient this past Saturday. “The ability to have a treatment that works this quickly and this dramatically is just a huge weapon in the arsenal,” said Dr. Jonathan Gerber,…
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COVID-19 Patient Improves After Plasma Treatment
In the battle against coronavirus, survivors are helping those still fighting the illness.
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Red Cross Collecting Plasma Donations From People With Coronavirus Antibodies
Could the blood of people who have recovered from COVID-19 help those who are still sick with the illness?