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AstraZeneca reaffirms vaccine safety amidst rare side effect concerns
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
An AstraZeneca spokesperson stated, "Our sympathy goes out to anyone who has lost loved ones or reported health problems. Patient safety is our highest priority, and regulatory authorities have clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines."
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Clot in blood vessels occurs in rare cases with certain vaccines: Medical
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, cause TTS."
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Researchers find protein interaction causing deadly vaccine-related clotti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A mechanism that caused some individuals to have fatal clotting after receiving certain forms of Covid-19 immunisation has been revealed in recent research.
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Study links common cold virus to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Thrombocytes, another name for platelets, are specialised cellular fragments that form blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. Thrombocytopenia, is a condition recognised as decreased platelet levels throughout the body as a result of viral infections, autoimmune disease
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Common cold virus linked to potentially lethal blood clotting disorder: St
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are specialised cellular fragments that produce blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. Platelet levels may decrease throughout the body as a result of viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other disorders, a condition known as thr
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Researchers find drug effective to treat autoimmune blood disorder
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to research, patients taking efgartigimod, a medication being tested for use in the treatment of chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), showed a significantly greater improvement in platelet counts, which are necessary for clotting and stopping bleeding, compared to those t
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Researchers find effective drug to treat autoimmune blood disorder
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients taking efgartigimod, a drug being studied for use to treat chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), exhibited a significantly greater improvement in platelet counts which are essential to clotting and stopping bleeding, compared to those taking a placebo, according to results
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Health of ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with immune disorder improving:
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 24 (ANI): The health of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, hospitalised after being diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia, is improving and his platelet count has increased, doctors treating him said on Thursday.
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This mysterious enzyme can stop internal bleeding
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Researchers have now uncovered a new approach for treating thrombocytopenia, a condition with a low blood platelet count.
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