Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as ...

Financial donations and volunteering are popular ways to give back to nonprofit organizations. However, there are many additional ways to give back, including donations that can help save lives.

The NHS is celebrating one year since patients first began receiving medicines made from UK plasma.

The business of collecting blood for money is growing nationwide, and Gainesville is no exception. The city is already home to for-profit plasma collection centers KEDPLASMA Gainesville and Grifols ...

Dried plasma was used during WW II and the Korean War, saving thousands of lives. It was banned due to the lack of screening technology for hepatitis contaminated blood. Now, military and veteran ...

Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an ...

The NHS has resumed using UK-sourced blood plasma products for the first time since a 1988 ban. The move is part of efforts to reduce reliance on imported plasma-derived medicines. The Department of ...

According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, donating blood may improve a donor’s health by reducing the number of “forever chemicals” in the blood. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, ...

Odds are you’ve been asked to donate blood before — maybe even from us at The Star recently, as we prepare for a blood drive on Tuesday. And you’ve maybe heard the request for donations even more over ...