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Sickest patients, best plasma

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Sickest patients, best plasma
Sickest patients, best plasma

A new study finds the sicker the patient, the more effective their plasma might be at helping others.

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Plasma might be at helping others.

A new study from johns hopkins finds antibody responses are stronger in sicker patients.

Blood donors' age and gender also seem to make a difference.

Researchers found older men hospitalized with coronavirus were some of the strongest candidates for plasma donation.

The study's authors also learned affordable test kits can help find the plasma most likely to help.

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