coronavirus treatment

May 14, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

MedStar Seeking Plasma Donations from Recovered Coronavirus Patients for Study

Since March, MedStar Health has been taking part in a yearlong plasma therapy research project, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. The therapy—which has been used in the past to treat MERS, SARS, H1N1–is intended to help patients seriously ill from the coronavirus. As part of the research project, MedStar is asking people who have recovered […]

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May 13, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Remdesivir Medication Being Delivered to Hospitals to Help COVID-19 Symptoms

The antiretroviral drug proven to help with COVID-19 is being delivered to hospitals in Montgomery County, County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles said at a virtual media briefing Wednesday. On May 6, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that 1,600 doses of Remdesivir were donated to Maryland and would immediately be […]

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