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Michigan doctor fighting for life with coronavirus among first to receive plasma treatment
Read full article: Michigan doctor fighting for life with coronavirus among first to receive plasma treatmentDETROIT โ New medications and treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19) are being tested in medical centers across the country. READ: FDA approves plasma therapy treatment for coronavirusHenry Ford Hospital physician Dr. Scott Kaatz took care of some of the first coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital. He was enrolled in the convalescent plasma study while he was being treated at the hospital. โI was unconscious, paralyzed, on a ventilator.โBefore he went on the ventilator, Kaatz was able to video chat with his family via Skype. So far 14 coronavirus patients have undergone transfusions of convalescent plasma at Henry Ford.
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor treats COVID-19 patient with recovered individualโs donated plasma
Read full article: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor treats COVID-19 patient with recovered individualโs donated plasmaANN ARBOR โ Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has treated its first COVID-19 patient with plasma donated by a recovered individual at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital. Eleven patients at St. Joeโs were among the first to be registered nationally for the trial. Along with St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, three other health system member hospitals are participating in the program, including St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, St. Mary Mercy Livonia and Mercy Health Muskegon. In addition to the Mayo Clinicโs convalescent plasma program, St. Joeโs Ann Arbor is also participating in Gileadโs Remdesivir Expanded Access Program. Similar to the plasma program, only patients with life-threatening symptoms who require ventilator support are eligible for the remdesivir program.