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Understanding the Nuances of Clinical Research

Clinical trials play a major role in the advancement of scientific research. However, people have several misconceptions and are unclear about where to start when it comes to participating in a clinical trial. We are talking to Dr. Emma A.…

May 06, 2022, 08:30 am 0 Listen

Stem Cell Therapy for COVID-19 related ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS is a very serious complication for many patients suffering from COVID-19, and is believed to account for about 80% of the deaths in ventilated patients. There is no proven or FDA-approved treatment for it,…

Jul 21, 2020, 08:48 am 0 Listen

Covid 19 Convalescent Plasma Study

Convalescent plasma therapy involves the transfusion of plasma collected from a donor who has recovered from Covid-19 to a patient with an active infection. Two recent studies have shown that convalescent plasma therapy can be used in treating critically-ill covid-19…

Jun 04, 2020, 01:30 pm 2 Listen