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Remdesivir may be dropped soon as there is no proof of its effecti
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Ganga Ram hospital Chairperson Dr DS Rana on Tuesday said that Remdesivir is also being considered to be dropped from COVID-19 treatment soon as there is no evidence of its effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients.
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Convalescent plasma therapy can be used in moderate COVID-19 cases
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday lent its support to plasma therapy in moderate cases of COVID-19 infection and said such patients may need less oxygen with the use of plasma.
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Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from COV
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Several top medical experts have welcomed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s updated advisory released on Monday dropping the use of convalescent plasma from recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19.
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Plasma therapy dropped from ICMR COVID-19 treatment protocols
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19, according to the latest guidelines released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday.
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Plasma therapy likely to be dropped from Covid-19 clinical managem
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Plasma therapy is likely to be dropped from the clinical Covid-19 management protocols, sources said on Saturday.
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks directions for affordable health services fo
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking directions for framing guidelines for affording health services including oxygen cylinders, medical consultations, injections, testing and plasma therapy to home bound patients an
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Delhi Police sets up digital data bank for plasma donors, seekers
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid the devastating second COVID-19 wave, the Delhi Police has set up a digital data bank of plasma donors to facilitate plasma therapy in an effort to connect donors and needy recipients, after due authentication.
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COVID-19: Indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy not ad
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks 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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'Too early to say', AIIMS on ICMR observation on discontinuing pl
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Even as the Indian Council of Medical Research announced that plasma therapy may soon be discontinued from the Covid-19 national treatment protocol, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi's Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said th
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Delhi Health Minister asks ICMR to not remove plasma therapy from
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): After an India Council of Medical Research(ICMR) made an announcement that it may remove plasma therapy from COVID-19 national treatment protocol, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain asked the council to not do so.
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Plasma therapy may be removed from national Covid-19 treatment gui
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks 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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No benefit of plasma therapy arresting mortality in moderate to se
Updated : 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): There is no benefit of plasma therapy is arresting mortality in moderate to severe cases of Covid-19, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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