After 20 days on a ventilator, 74-year-old Glenn Perkins had stopped responding to commands to move his hands and wiggle his toes. Doctors at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Warren County told his ...

Preliminary research has shown the potential of convalescent plasma therapy to improve clinical outcomes of patients with severe disease related to COVID-19. Results of an uncontrolled case series, ...

Some hospitalized COVID-19 patients are beginning to receive convalescent plasma transfusions to help combat the virus. UC Davis Medical Center used the treatment on its first two COVID-19 patients ...

A plasma infusion is underway for Rutland police officer John D. Songy as part of COVID-19 treatment, says his wife Joanne. Joanne was making a routine call to her husband’s nurse Tuesday evening when ...

Doctors in China say they have preliminary but promising evidence that blood plasma taken from recovered coronavirus patients can be injected into those who are more seriously ill — and aid remarkably ...

Joanne Songy, wife of Rutland police officer John Songy, posted a plea on Facebook Sunday, May 3 seeking a blood donation for her husband that could help save his life as he fights to recover from ...

COVID-19 research is advancing at an unprecedented speed, but one strategy doctors are leaning on to treat COVID-19 patients looks more antiquated than innovative. In hospitals around the United ...

A 72-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe COVID-19 disease, 33 days after the onset of symptoms. She was suffering a prolonged deteriorating illness, with severe pneumonia and a high risk of ...

Since there isn't an effective cure for COVID-19 yet, medical researchers are trying several different treatments to help people, especially those who are critically ill. One of those treatments is ...

BEULAH — Harriet “Hat” Oliver feels OK these days, though 30 minutes of talking leaves her sounding breathless. “I still feel weak and my eyes don’t work right, but I think that may be from keeping ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Last week, Amanda Rodriguez made an impassioned plea over social media to find a blood plasma donor who could potentially save the life of her grandmother, hospitalized with COVID-19 ...

The Denver Zoo released a video of Dobby getting the infusion. — -- A newborn giraffe is recovering after undergoing a plasma infusion to bolster his immune system. The giraffe, named Dobby, was ...