Contrary to popular belief, blood plasma therapy doesn't help seriously ill Covid patientsIn intubation, a tube is inserted into the windpipe to make it easier to breath.
13 Sep, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelinesExperts at the ICMR had been reviewing the available data and had not found any benefit. “The recovery trial document was examined and show...
21 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19In a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 on Friday, all members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma ...
16 May, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
COVID-19: Experts caution against 'irrational and non-scientific use' of convalescent plasmaThe public health professionals said the current evidence on plasma therapy in COVID-19 and the ICMR guidelines are not based on the existi...
11 May, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
Blood plasma reduces risk of severe COVID-19 if given earlyThey arrive nearly five months after the Food and Drug Administration, under pressure from President Donald Trump, issued the therapy an em...
07 Jan, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
Indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy in COVID patients not advisable: ICMRIn an "Evidence Based Advisory to address Inappropriate Use of Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19 Patients", the Indian Council of Medical Res...
18 Nov, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
COVID-19 plasma therapy has shown little benefit in patients in India, study findsThe study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) involved 464 adults with moderate COVID-19 who were admitted to hospitals in Indi...
23 Oct, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
Karnataka govt in association with Covid India campaign launches maiden plasma bankThe State Government in association with Covid India Campaign and HCG Hospital in Bengaluru announced the launch of Mission COPE (Covid Pla...
21 Jul, 2020, 08.36 PM IST
AAP MLA Atishi donates plasma after recovering from virus, urges others to also do itThe first-of-its-kind 'plasma bank' in the country was recently set up at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Science (ILBS) in south Delhi.
18 Jul, 2020, 05.57 PM IST
Assam will give preferential treatment in govt jobs and schemes to plasma donorsAssam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We have started plasma treatment for treatment of COVID-19 patient and set up plasma banks...
16 Jul, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Odisha's first plasma bank for treatment of Covid patientsChief Minister Naveen Patnaik reiterated his government's commitment to providing advanced medical care and treatment to the people of the ...
16 Jul, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
COVID-19: Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates India's first 'Plasma Bank'Plasma donation would take 45 minutes to an hour after basic tests are run on the donor. After this a “Gaurav patra” would be given to the ...
02 Jul, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Delhi plasma bank to open in 2 days, says Arvind Kejriwal"I appeal to COVID-19 recovered patients to donate their plasma... Anyone who needs plasma will need a recommendation from a doctor," Kejri...
29 Jun, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Bengaluru's second patient treated with plasma therapy recoversThe city reported the first case of recovery of a Covid-19 patient who was administered convalescent plasma therapy at Victoria Hospital.
06 Jun, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Covid-19 plasma therapy safe, without adverse side effects: StudyThe clinical administration of the blood component plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients to those severely affected by the disease could ...
03 Jun, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
AIIMS planning to conduct clinical trial of plasma therapyAIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said the mode of treatment in COVID-19 is still at an "experimental stage" and there is a need for good a...
29 Apr, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Initial results of plasma therapy trial conducted on 4 COVID-19 patients encouraging: KejriwalAddressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said the government will conduct more clinical trials of plasma therapy in the next two-three...
24 Apr, 2020, 04.25 PM IST