Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study

No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced

Horse serum may be used for COVID-19 treatment: ICMR D-G

Bhargava ignores question on why plasma therapy still used despite a negative ICMR study  

Uncertain outcome, high cost: Why WHO doesn’t recommend convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

Studies published in late 2020 and early 2021 made a case for plasma therapy in treating COVID-19

Scientists develop natural material for faster blood clotting

The biomaterial with enhanced blood clotting efficiency can treat injuries in people with impaired blood clotting capacity 

Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space

Data on plasma, densest and slowest moving particles in space, used to back claim

COVID-19: All 4 repurposed drugs fail to show efficacy in WHO Solidarity Trial

The drugs failed to reduce mortality, hospitalisation stay and initiation of ventilation in admitted patients 

CAG report highlights glaring issues with functioning of key scientific institutions

Institute for Plasma Research and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology pulled up

Blood plasma sale to Reliance by state blood banks in Odisha under scanner

Health officials say nothing wrong with decision to sell surplus blood plasma for revenue; activists say it's unethical