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Anchor lead: In the rather bleak landscape of COVID-19, convalescent plasma emerges as a bright spot, Elizabeth Tracey reports Convalescent plasma treatment, where antibodies in the blood of someone who has recovered from COVID-19 are given to hospitalized people with …
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Anchor lead: When should using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 be tried? Elizabeth Tracey reports Convalescent plasma, which is a component of the blood taken from people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, seems to help people who are hospitalized with the …
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Anchor lead: What is the status of using plasma from people who’ve recovered to treat COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using plasma from people who’ve recovered from an infection to treat those who are currently sick with it is a time-honored …
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Anchor lead: Trauma can produce conditions that lead to chronic headache, Elizabeth Tracey reports How is it that trauma to the head can result in chronic headaches? Sashank Reddy, a craniofacial surgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains. Reddy: Every nerve in …
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Anchor lead: How can people who are considering surgery for headache be evaluated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Chronic headaches that develop after trauma or injury can sometimes be alleviated with a surgical procedure, but careful evaluation is needed beforehand. Sashank Reddy, …
