Background. Ebola virus (EBOV) neutralizing antibody in plasma may reduce viral load following administration of plasma to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD), but measurement of these antibodies ...

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 ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers reviewed various randomized clinical trials and cohort studies to evaluate the decrease in mortality rates among coronavirus ...

Findings from a nationwide, multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that patients with COVID-19 have less chance of developing ...

Considering a switch from IVIg to SCIg for primary immunodeficiency? Explore differences in responsibility, side effects, costs, and how each impacts quality of life.

A woman who has relied on plasma-derived medicines for 22 years has met local plasma donors to thank them and share how ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a prospective study of 14 infants and children demonstrated that convalescent plasma—a blood product collected from patients recovered from infections ...

For the last 14 years, Samantha Bloomfield has received a monthly blood plasma infusion to help manage an immune deficiency. Until six months ago, plasma supplies were imported from the US - but after ...

Blood plasma is a light yellow liquid that makes up about half of a person’s blood. Blood plasma is vital for fighting infection, maintaining correct blood pH levels, helping blood to clot, and ...