Plasma Therapy
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Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami urges all to stay at home, follow hygiene
Sports | May 23, 2021, 07:11 PM ISTIndian cricketer Mohammed Shami, in an exclusive discussion with India TV on Sunday, urged fellow countrymen "to stay alert, stay at home and follow hygiene measures."
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The one that starts has its end also, says Morari Bapu on current COVID situation
News | May 23, 2021, 05:34 PM ISTMurari Bapu said, 'The text which I keep in the center, I speak my words. The physical facilities of today, which are medicines, the vaccine which has to be given, should be taken very seriously along with it and take the name God along with it.
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Sadhvi Ritambhara on how to handle COVID pandemic with 'patience' & 'spirituality'
News | May 23, 2021, 04:59 PM ISTSadhvi Ritambhara said that spirituality and patience give you the confidence and strength to fight COVID pandemic.
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Plasma Therapy Dropped As Treatment For COVID-19
News | May 18, 2021, 12:40 PM ISTThe government on Monday removed convalescent plasma therapy from the country's clinical management guidelines on Covid-19. The move comes as the therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.
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Plasma therapy dropped from Govt's clinical management guidelines on COVID-19
India | May 18, 2021, 12:00 AM ISTThe government on Monday removed convalescent plasma therapy from the country's clinical management guidelines on Covid-19. The move comes as the therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.
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Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19
India | May 15, 2021, 10:08 PM ISTPlasma therapy on COVID-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said.
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Rising pollution can have serious consequences on COVID-19 leading to higher mortality rate: AIIMS d
India | Oct 22, 2020, 10:34 PM ISTDirector of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr. Randeep Guleria on Thursday said that rising air pollution combined with coronavirus infection and lung complications can possibly lead to serious consequences, meaning that patients may need ICU or ventilator assistance, leading to higher mortality.
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Govt considering removing plasma therapy from COVID-19 clinical management protocol
India | Oct 20, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTPresently, the use of off-label convalescent plasma for treating COVID-19 patients in the moderate stage of the illness is allowed under "investigational therapies".
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Plasma therapy not beneficial in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19: Study
India | Sep 09, 2020, 09:24 AM ISTUse of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19, a multi-centric study funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found.
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Nepal struggles with increases Covid-19 cases
News | Aug 31, 2020, 03:58 PM ISTRecovery rate of Nepal's COVID-19 infected patients stood at around 56 percent in an early fortnight of August, while towards the end of the month, it has dipped down to 54, increasing worries and panic for health workers and government.
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‘What Delhi did yesterday, US does today’: Kejriwal after Trump’s plasma therapy announcement
India | Aug 24, 2020, 11:33 PM ISTThe Delhi government's statement comes after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients, saying the benefits of the treatment outweighed any potential risks.
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US FDA halts approval for plasma therapy to treat Covid: Report
World | Aug 21, 2020, 11:14 AM ISTBlood plasma therapy that is being touted as the final resort to treat Covid-19 has not convinced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it has put the emergency use authorisation for blood plasma to treat the deadly respiratory disease on hold, the media reported.
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Bengaluru plasma donor plays saviour, saves six lives
India | Aug 09, 2020, 04:34 PM ISTKunal Ganna, a 21-year-old city-based businessman who recovered from coronavirus has emerged as a saviour, with his three plasma donations saving the lives of six infected patients, an official said on Sunday.
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No benefit of plasma therapy in reducing COVID-19 mortality risk, says AIIMS trial interim analysis
Health | Aug 06, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTThe therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 and transfusing those into an active coronavirus infected patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight back the infection.
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Plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients begins in Goa: Minister
India | Aug 02, 2020, 10:53 PM ISTThe Goa government on Sunday said that plasma therapy treatment for critical patients of COVID-19 has begun in the state.
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Understanding Plasma Therapy: Are repeat plasma donations done?
Health | Aug 01, 2020, 02:29 PM ISTFor those patients who successfully overcome the virus, social media is inundated with requests that they donate their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy - a treatment considered to be beneficial to patients who have tested positive.
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Punjab private hospitals to get plasma at a cost of Rs 20,000 for COVID-19 treatment
India | Jul 26, 2020, 10:35 PM ISTThe Punjab government has decided to provide plasma to private hospitals from government's Plasma Bank at a cost of Rs. 20,000 per unit for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Plasma would be available free of cost to the patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals of Punjab
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Delhi Police launches plasma donation campaign at AIIMS
India | Jul 19, 2020, 05:18 PM ISTOn the initiative of Delhi Police, a 'Plasma Donation Campaign' has been launched at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Sunday.
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Telangana Governor inspects plasma therapy arrangement at Hyderabad hospital
News | Jul 19, 2020, 10:32 AM ISTTelangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inspected plasma therapy arrangement at ESIC Medical College in Hyderabad.
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COVID-19: We saw "100% result" in plasma therapy, says Rajasthan Health Minister
News | Jul 16, 2020, 08:33 PM ISTRajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on July 16 said the state government has witnessed "100% result" in plasma therapy administered on critical patients of COVID-19, and will now create a database of recovered patients to convince the eligible candidates to donate plasma in the state.