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Convalescent Plasma Strikes Out As COVID-19 Treatment

Melissa Cruz elevates her arm after donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma in April 2020 as phlebotomist Jenee Wilson shuts down the collection equipment at Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle. Karen Ducey/Getty Images hide caption

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Convalescent Plasma Strikes Out As COVID-19 Treatment

Infusing blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 into sick patients looks good on paper. But studies of the treatment haven't found benefits.

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News Brief: Relief Measure, Texas Mask Mandate, Big-Tech Critics

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News Brief: Relief Measure, Texas Mask Mandate, Big-Tech Critics

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Brazil's COVID-19 Cases Rise Amid Disinformation, Variant P.1

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Business

Brother-Sister Team Teach Other Kids About Stocks, Finance

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Law

Judge In Derek Chauvin's Trial Has A Reputation For Being Fair, Decisive

by Leila Fadel

Judge In Derek Chauvin's Trial Has A Reputation For Being Fair, Decisive

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Europe

Alumni Shocked By Britain's Decision To Leave Student Exchange Program

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Alumni Shocked By Britain's Decision To Leave Student Exchange Program

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Space

The Cosmos Offered Vermont Residents Quite The Show On Sunday

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National

Young Farmers Face A Barrier Their Parents Didn't: Student Loan Debt

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Young Farmers Face A Barrier Their Parents Didn't: Student Loan Debt

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Race

Racism In Medicine Casts A Pall Over COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Racism In Medicine Casts A Pall Over COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Health

Texas Lifts Its State-Wide Mask Mandate, Some Businesses Disagree

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National

Arizona GOP Lawmakers Aim To Stop Private Funds For Elections

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Arizona GOP Lawmakers Aim To Stop Private Funds For Elections

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Pre-Trial Hearing In Wis. Protest Shooting Scheduled For Kyle Rittenhouse

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Law

Abortion Rights Activists Plan To Challenge Arkansas Ban In Court

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Abortion Rights Activists Plan To Challenge Arkansas Ban In Court

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Technology

Biden Administration Gears Up For A Showdown With Big Tech

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Biden Administration Gears Up For A Showdown With Big Tech

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Space

Critics Deride Catalonia's Attempt To Create A Space Agency

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Critics Deride Catalonia's Attempt To Create A Space Agency

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Animals

A Sign Of Spring? Goose Takes In A Preseason Baseball Game

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Economy

Performance Venues Wait For Aid From Earlier COVID-19 Relief Measure

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Performance Venues Wait For Aid From Earlier COVID-19 Relief Measure

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Politics

Biden's Bill Is Not Like Prior Bipartisan Relief Measures, Rep. Smith Says

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Convalescent Plasma Strikes Out As COVID-19 Treatment

by Richard Harris

Convalescent Plasma Strikes Out As COVID-19 Treatment

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