Can Liposuction Donors Help with this Coronavirus Pandemic?
A stem cell therapy boosted Covid-19 survival rates five-fold for patients hooked up to ventilators, Spanish scientists have claimed. Two out of the 13 patients in the small study died, with the remainder returning from the brink of death after doctors assumed at least 11 of them would succumb to the disease. Overall 70 per cent of patients saw improvements despite being in the most critical category of illness. The researchers admitted they did not expect such positive results but cautioned their research was only on a small number of patients. The treatment works by injecting patients with cells taken from the fat tissue of liposuction patients - typically women under 50 years old and with no other health conditions. These cells are thought to bolster the immune system, providing vital support for Covid-19 patients who are fighting the virus, most of whom are elderly and frail. The stem cells also managed to tone down inflammation, which is internal swelling that h