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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.

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...

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.

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.

A New Hampshire man who was near death with a COVID-19 infection is going home after getting an experimental treatment.

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…

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.

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,…

In the battle against coronavirus, survivors are helping those still fighting the illness.

Could the blood of people who have recovered from COVID-19 help those who are still sick with the illness?