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Plasma Therapy Dropped As Treatment For COVID-19 By Government Task Force
Convalescent plasma therapy, widely used in hospitals for treating moderate and serious coronavirus patients, has been dropped from the centre's list of recommended lines of treatment for COVID-19.
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Indiscriminate Use Of Convalescent Plasma Therapy Not Advisable: Top Medical Body
India's top medical research body -- Indian 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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Satyender Jain's "Don't Do It" On Research Body Chief's No To Plasma Therapy
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has opposed the possible removal of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) from the national guideline on treatment of coronavirus. It has urged the central government to continue its use as a COVID-19 treatment for severely ill coronavirus patients.
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Manish Sisodia, Hospitalised With Covid And Dengue, Gets Plasma Therapy
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, underwent plasma therapy at a private hospital in the city today to help him fight the infectious virus
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"I Know, I Recovered": Satyender Jain On Top Medical Body's Plasma Study
Health Minister Satyender Jain, who recovered from COVID-19 in June a week after he was given convalescent plasma therapy, CPT, said the Delhi government will continue using it as a line of treatment for severe symptoms a day after a study by the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated that giving plasma had negligible effect on reducing de...
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Plasma Therapy Doesn't Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk, Says Top Medical Body
The India Council of Medical Research, in a study, said plasma therapy for COVID-19 neither reduces the death risk nor does it slow down the progression of the disease from mild to severe stage.
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WHO Cautious On COVID-19 Plasma As US Issues Emergency Authorization
The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered COVID-19 patients' plasma to treat those who are ill, saying evidence it works remains "low quality" even as the United States issued emergency authorization for such therapies.
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500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma
Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...
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Delhi COVID-19 Plasma Therapy Free, People Need Not Buy: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is providing plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it.
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Delhi Health Minister On Why He Was Moved To Private Hospital For Covid
Back at work a month after contracting COVID-19, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today emphasised that government hospitals in the national capital are "world class", saying he was shifted to a private hospital because state-run hospitals' permission to administer plasma therapy had lapsed.The Aam Aadmi Party leader said that he had lost his f...
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Expand Plasma Therapy Facilities For COVID-19 Patients: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asked officials to expand plasma therapy facilities for COVID-19 patients after getting permission from the ICMR.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
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Plasma Therapy For COVID-19: Know Who Can And Cannot Donate Plasma
Plasma therapy: If you are survivor of coronavirus and have had no symptoms from the infection for at least two weeks, you are eligibile for donating plasma for others infected with the virus.
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AIIMS Doctors, IIT Students Develop App For Patients Needing Plasma Therapy
Resident doctors of AIIMS with the help of IIT-Delhi students have developed a mobile application to track real-time COVID-19 patients in the hospital, who can become potential plasma donors 28 days after recovery along with those who have been discharged.
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Fighting COVID-19: AIIMS Doctors And IIT Delhi Students Launch App For Patients Needing Plasma Therapy
The mobile application jointly developed by resident doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi students will act as a bridge between patients seeking plasma therapy and donors who have recovered from COVID-19.
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Plasma Therapy Dropped As Treatment For COVID-19 By Government Task Force
Convalescent plasma therapy, widely used in hospitals for treating moderate and serious coronavirus patients, has been dropped from the centre's list of recommended lines of treatment for COVID-19.
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Indiscriminate Use Of Convalescent Plasma Therapy Not Advisable: Top Medical Body
India's top medical research body -- Indian 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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Satyender Jain's "Don't Do It" On Research Body Chief's No To Plasma Therapy
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has opposed the possible removal of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) from the national guideline on treatment of coronavirus. It has urged the central government to continue its use as a COVID-19 treatment for severely ill coronavirus patients.
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Manish Sisodia, Hospitalised With Covid And Dengue, Gets Plasma Therapy
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, underwent plasma therapy at a private hospital in the city today to help him fight the infectious virus
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"I Know, I Recovered": Satyender Jain On Top Medical Body's Plasma Study
Health Minister Satyender Jain, who recovered from COVID-19 in June a week after he was given convalescent plasma therapy, CPT, said the Delhi government will continue using it as a line of treatment for severe symptoms a day after a study by the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated that giving plasma had negligible effect on reducing de...
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Plasma Therapy Doesn't Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk, Says Top Medical Body
The India Council of Medical Research, in a study, said plasma therapy for COVID-19 neither reduces the death risk nor does it slow down the progression of the disease from mild to severe stage.
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WHO Cautious On COVID-19 Plasma As US Issues Emergency Authorization
The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered COVID-19 patients' plasma to treat those who are ill, saying evidence it works remains "low quality" even as the United States issued emergency authorization for such therapies.
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500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma
Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...
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Delhi COVID-19 Plasma Therapy Free, People Need Not Buy: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is providing plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it.
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Delhi Health Minister On Why He Was Moved To Private Hospital For Covid
Back at work a month after contracting COVID-19, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today emphasised that government hospitals in the national capital are "world class", saying he was shifted to a private hospital because state-run hospitals' permission to administer plasma therapy had lapsed.The Aam Aadmi Party leader said that he had lost his f...
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Expand Plasma Therapy Facilities For COVID-19 Patients: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asked officials to expand plasma therapy facilities for COVID-19 patients after getting permission from the ICMR.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
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Plasma Therapy For COVID-19: Know Who Can And Cannot Donate Plasma
Plasma therapy: If you are survivor of coronavirus and have had no symptoms from the infection for at least two weeks, you are eligibile for donating plasma for others infected with the virus.
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AIIMS Doctors, IIT Students Develop App For Patients Needing Plasma Therapy
Resident doctors of AIIMS with the help of IIT-Delhi students have developed a mobile application to track real-time COVID-19 patients in the hospital, who can become potential plasma donors 28 days after recovery along with those who have been discharged.
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Fighting COVID-19: AIIMS Doctors And IIT Delhi Students Launch App For Patients Needing Plasma Therapy
The mobile application jointly developed by resident doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi students will act as a bridge between patients seeking plasma therapy and donors who have recovered from COVID-19.
