Kentucky Blood Center seeks COVID-19 survivors for plasma donations

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By Elizabeth Chapin@uky.edu LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2020) — If you were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 and have recovered, your plasma may contain antibodies that could help other critically ill COVID-19 patients. UK HealthCare physicians may start administering convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to those with severe COVID-19 infections. The FDA recently released guidelines allowing the investigative therapy, which may show promise in […]

Local McDonald’s Donates 17,000 Gift Cards to Eight Local School Districts

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PADUCAH, KY — A local McDonald’s organization has donated 17,000 gift cards for free menu items to eight area school districts, including Marshall and Livingston Counties. “We know some families are struggling to put food on their tables right now,” said McDonald’s Owner/Operator Mike Love. “By distributing these gift cards through the school’s food service programs that are already doing […]