ICMR to review use of plasma therapy in Covid treatmentAt present, plasma therapy is an investigational therapy permitted “off label” — meaning, for use outside trial settings. However, ICMR’s o...
12 May, 2021, 06.50 AM IST
Salesforce to send plane load of medical supplies to India: Founder Marc BenioffMarc Benioff, among the pioneers of cloud-based software and created an industry, is also involved in philanthropy in the United States.
29 Apr, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
United we stand! From Paytm to Amazon, big brands step in to help India tackle Covid crisisRising Covid cases have put a huge pressure on India's medical infrastructure.
28 Apr, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar recovers from COVID-19, to donate plasmaTendulkar, celebrating his 48th birthday on Saturday, tested positive for the virus on March 27 and had to be briefly hospitalised here as ...
24 Apr, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
UK issues urgent call for more Indian, South Asian COVID-19 plasma donors“We have had a fantastic response from the Asian community. COVID-19 is attacking the Asian community more than the wider community and don...
21 Aug, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Mizoram CM urges PM Modi to withhold CAPF personnel movement to contain Covid casesMizoram has 468 cases of COVID-19 out of which 253 have recovered. Around 455 people had travel history outside the state while 13 do not h...
03 Aug, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 86%; active cases lowest in seven weeksDelhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improved to over 86 per cent and active cases dipped to 13,681, lowest in the last seven weeks, even as 1,02...
24 Jul, 2020, 11.17 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
Collection of blood plasma from patients starts in AssamThe first plasma donor is a doctor of GMCH. Assam health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Glad to share that we've started a #Plasma...
03 Jul, 2020, 09.41 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
COVID-19: Won't stop clinical trials of plasma therapy as initial results are good, says Arvind Kejriwal“We are conducting 2300 COVID-19 tests per 1 million people in Delhi,” he said further.
01 May, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
Lockdown relaxation in Delhi not more than those permitted by Centre: Arvind KejriwalAddressing an online media briefing, the chief minister said his government was implementing the Centre's guidelines on opening of neighbou...
26 Apr, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
US FDA approves plasma therapy trial, Amazon grants $2.5 millionAccording to the FDA, plasma with antibodies from individuals who recovered from viral infections has been used to treat influenza, measles...
24 Apr, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
Reluctant patients to active Covid warriors : These survivors want to donate blood for plasma therapyWhat makes it even more significant is that most of these patients from Vadodara's Nagarwada , who were largely asymptomatic, had initially...
24 Apr, 2020, 04.31 PM 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
Houston hospital first in US to try coronavirus blood transfusion therapyThe individual, who has been in good health for more than two weeks since being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, donated the blood pl...
29 Mar, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
6 lakh litres of blood wasted in five years due to lack of coordination between blood banks and hospitalsMaharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were among the worst offenders, discarding not just whole blood but even red blood cel...
24 Apr, 2017, 08.43 AM IST