Oklahoma Blood Institute provides COVID-19 convalescent plasma for patient care

Oklahoma Blood Institute provides COVID-19 convalescent plasma for patient care

[ad_1] OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As COVID-19 continues to change, so must the way doctors fight the virus. This week, the FDA pulled authorization on some monoclonal antibody treatments since they are not working against Omicron. But Oklahoma doctors hope the state’s new and improved COVID-19 convalescent plasma could keep Oklahomans battling the virus out […]

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COVID-19 Patient at Center of Ventilator Fight Dies in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

COVID-19 Patient at Center of Ventilator Fight Dies in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

[ad_1] A unvaccinated COVID-19 patient flown from Minnesota to Texas during a legal battle over whether his ventilator should be turned off died Saturday, the family’s attorney said. A Minnesota judge had issued a restraining order on Jan. 13 blocking Mercy Hospital from turning off the machine that was keeping Scott Quiner alive, after his […]

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Some U.S. Hospitals See Covid-19 Patient Counts Decline as Omicron Retreats

Some U.S. Hospitals See Covid-19 Patient Counts Decline as Omicron Retreats

[ad_1] Hospitals in early Omicron hot spots like New York and Washington, D.C., say the pressure is starting to ease, with many reporting fewer Covid-19 patients filling beds and smaller numbers of staff sidelined by infections. But there is also growing evidence Omicron’s surges, while explosive, can be short lived. “We’re really on that downturn,” […]

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