Koo to make it easier to find hospital beds, plasma donors amid Covid crisisThe social media platform will allow potential plasma donors to sport 'badges' on their profile pictures for increased visibility, and a ne...
05 May, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Delhi: Shortage of hospital beds, plasma donors triggers flurry of SOS messages on TwitterA man desperate to find a hospital bed for his "extremely weak" 60-year-old mother, another looking for anti-viral drug Remdevisir and a wo...
15 Apr, 2021, 06.05 PM 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
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
Army has undertaken Plasma donation drive for Covid patients of AssamIndian Army in collaboration with the State Health Department organised a Plasma Donation Camp at Tezpur Medical College. Over 40 Army pers...
19 Aug, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
Second plasma bank in Kerala set up in Wayanad for treating Covid-19 patientsThe District Medical Officer DrR Renuka, who inaugurated the plasma bank on Sunday, said the convalescent plasma therapy has been found eff...
20 Jul, 2020, 01.41 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
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
Experts explain how Delhi plasma bank will function; who can donate and who can'tAmid rising coronavirus cases, the bank has been established in the premises of the Delhi government-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Sci...
02 Jul, 2020, 09.26 PM 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
Shortage of donors impacts use of plasma therapyAn initiative to try plasma therapy on critically ill Covid-19 patients has hit a snag due to severe shortage of plasma donors as newly rec...
24 Jun, 2020, 11.15 PM IST
In a first in Kerala, Apheresis procedure used to administer plasma to Covid-19 patientA medical equipment that carries out the apheresis procedure was installed at a Government Medical College Hospital at nearby Thrissur last...
13 Jun, 2020, 12.13 PM IST
ICMR seeks proposals, to fund plasma therapy trials at 20 govt facilitiesICMR will choose 20 healthcare facilities, largely government-run hospitals, across India to begin clinical trials for convalescent plasma ...
23 Apr, 2020, 06.56 AM IST
Private hospital in Delhi tries out plasma therapy on two patientsA private hospital in Delhi has become the first hospital in India to use convalescent plasma therapy, which uses antibodies from the blood...
16 Apr, 2020, 07.16 AM IST
20 cured coronavirus patients donate plasma to critically ill in ChinaAs many as 20 people who recovered from novel coronavirus in China have donated their plasma to the critically ill patients in the city of ...
17 Feb, 2020, 10.17 AM IST