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  Kanika Kapoor on donating plasma: Want to do what I can to help

  Celebrities | April 27, 2020 20:42 IST

  Confirming the news to India TV, Kanika Kapoor said, "Yes this morning I called the hospital to tell them that I want to give my blood and plasma for research or helping others if possible. I want to do what I can to help".

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  It took only 99 minutes to donate plasma, says donor

  India | April 27, 2020 19:10 IST

  ​With COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the country, the discovery of a vaccine is the only escape from the pandemic. Health warriors have explored convalescent plasma therapy as a preventive measure to fight the novel coronavirus.

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  COVID-19: First patient treated with plasma therapy in Delhi recovers, discharged

  India | April 27, 2020 17:35 IST

  The first COVID-19 patient, who was administered convalescent plasma therapy at Max Hospital in Delhi's Saket, has recovered. He was discharged on Sunday.

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  EXCLUSIVE: Know from experts how plasma therapy is helpful in fight against COVID-19

  Health | April 26, 2020 14:54 IST

  In a special segment with experts, doctors, and plasma donors on India TV, know everything about how this new plasma therapy is turning out to be helpful and efficient in the fight against COVID-19.

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  Plasma therapy trials to treat coronavirus patients begin in Karnataka

  India | April 25, 2020 18:00 IST

  The Karnataka government on Saturday commenced clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy to treat coronavirus patients in critical condition. 

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  Recovered Muslim COVID-19 patients ready to donate plasma

  India | April 23, 2020 20:38 IST

  Over forty Muslim coronavirus patients who were discharged from a hospital in Vadodara in Gujarat on Thursday have agreed to donate their blood plasma for the treatment of others, a community leader said. 

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  UP CM asks medical authorities to examine plasma therapy in COVID-19 treatment, promote its use

  India | April 21, 2020 22:52 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yog Adityanath on Tuesday asked the state's medical authorities to promote plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients after examining its efficacy. 

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  Stabbing at US plasma donation centre, suspect held

  World | July 05, 2019 9:16 IST

  Petersburg Police Chief Kenneth Miller on Thursday said at a press conference that the police arrested an unidentified suspect at the Octapharma Plasma Center after the attack, Xinhua reported citing a US media outlet. One person is in custody after several people have been stabbed at a plasma donation centre in Petersburg, in the US state of Virginia, the media reported.

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  Scientists hope to create sun like energy

  India | April 21, 2015 11:15 IST

  Ahmedabad: A Gujarat-based research institute has claimed to have made a breakthrough in confining plasma, the fourth state of matter, in a Steady State Super Conducting Tokamak (SST-1).A Tokamak is a device that uses a