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COVID-19: Indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy not ad
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The Country's top medical research body--India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) should be avoided as it does not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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Plasma therapy may be removed from national Covid-19 treatment gui
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Convalescent Plasma Therapy may be removed from the national guideline for the treatment of novel coronavirus after an India Council of Medical Research study revealed that it did not help in reducing mortality or slow the progression of Covid-19, the ICM
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COVID-19: 'Antisera' an efficient alternative to convalescent plas
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): In a breakthrough, the country's top medical research body - the India Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has developed highly purified antisera (raised in animals), which may be an efficient alternative to convalescent plasma for prophylaxis and treatmen
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Convalescent plasma therapy cannot be given to everyone, may be us
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that convalescent plasma therapy (CP) may be useful in early stages in a COVID-19 patient who is having a moderate disease and it should have sufficient antibod
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Convalescent Plasma therapy didn't help in reducing COVID-19 death
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Convalescent Plasma (CP) therapy didn't help in reducing death due to the coronavirus, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed in a study.
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Trump announces emergency authorization of convalescent plasma to
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 24 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Initial findings on plasma therapy trial did not show promising ev
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The trial conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for convalescent plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients did not show much clinical benefit in reducing fatality risk caused due to the virus.
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J-K: Srinagar hospital begins 'plasma therapy' for COVID-19 patien
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura has conducted the first-ever Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) for COVID-19 patients to treat the novel coronavirus.
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Maharashtra CM inaugurates 'Project PLATINA', world's largest conv
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday inaugurated 'Project PLATINA', world's largest convalescent plasma therapy trial cum treatment of severe COVID-19 patients.
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Health Ministry issues fresh clinical management protocol for COVI
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry issued a fresh clinical management protocol for COVID-19 patients on Saturday. As per the latest protocol, the health ministry has described the use of investigational therapies--Remdesivir, Convalescent plasma, Tocilizumab, and
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Another COVID-19 patient in Karnataka recovers after plasma therap
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): A COVID-19 patient, who was admitted to Victoria hospital, has recovered from the disease after he was administered convalescent plasma therapy.
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38 Tablighi Jamaat members will donate convalescent plasma for tre
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 3 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that 38 Tablighi Jamaat members including 25 from Telangana, who had earlier recovered from COVID-19, will donate their convalescent plasma to help in the treatment of other patients.
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