Plasma Related Stories and News
Once ostracised, COVID-19 survivor in Telangana draws praise for plasma donation
Papushetty Uday Kiran Gupta, a grocer from Shadnagar, has become the first Covid-19 survivor to have donated plasma thrice in a month.
Read MoreRecovered COVID‐19 patients needed for convalescent plasma donation
The Kentucky Blood Center, which supplies blood and blood products to King’s Daughters, is seeking recovered COVID-19 patients to donate convalescent plasma. This plasma is a component of blood that may provide antibodies to fight the virus.
Read MoreMiami Dolphins give plasma in fight against COVID-19
The Miami Dolphins are doing the opposite of isolating themselves from the community.
Read MoreUM and other Michigan hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma
The University of Michigan is joining a nationwide effort to study if convalescent plasma prevents life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.
Read MoreNHS appeals for urgent plasma donations from Covid-19 survivors
Blood plasma containing coronavirus antibodies may help patients in any second wave
Read More‘Donate plasma, save lives’
Plasma therapy is raising hopes in treatment of COVID-19 patients. But the challenge lies in convincing the patients, who recovered from coronavirus having contracted it, to donate their plasma, say doctors.
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