- Doctors treating severe COVID-19 cases in New York attempted stem cell therapy on 12 patients, 10 of whom came off ventilators after receiving treatment.
- It’s unclear whether the novel coronavirus disease can be cured with stem cells, but researchers at Mesoblast are going to conduct a clinical trial on 300 severe patients to find more answers.
- Anecdotal evidence indicates that stem cells can be helpful, but the science behind it has to be explained.
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The novel coronavirus might not have a cure right now, but it’s still worth acknowledging the massive research effort that goes into discovering treatments that can limit COVID-19 complications and prevent death. Doctors have observed the positive effects of a garden variety of drugs that are supposed to treat other illnesses, and some of these medicines are included in massive trials around the world. Scientists are also working on over 70 vaccine candidates for COVID-19, with some of them already showing promising results. On top of that, there’s plasma from survivors that’s rich in antibodies that can help people with weaker immune systems. And doctors think they’ve discovered another promising treatment for COVID-19: Stem cells.
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