Two Grifols plasma donation centers in Salt Lake City celebrated a milestone of one million plasma donations each during ...
You’ve heard that you can donate plasma for money, and maybe you’ve thought of doing it. But you likely have questions. If you’re thinking of doing it, you can feel great about yourself. It’s a ...
On average, an adult has about 1.2 to 1.5 gallons – or 10 units – of blood in their body, according to the American Red Cross. This accounts for approximately 10% of a person's weight. Now that's a ...
Plasma therapy depends on donations that are collected through a machine that separates plasma from a healthy donor’s blood. The remaining blood components are then returned to the donor.
Plasma has several vital functions, helping treat conditions like liver disease, immunodeficiencies and cancer.
International Plasma Awareness Week (IPAW) takes place globally from October 6–10. The week encourages communities around the ...
Some longtime advocates of the therapy say they’re pessimistic about its future. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Six months after it was controversially hailed by Trump administration officials as ...
During November, the American Red Cross is partnering with National Diabetes Month to offer free hemoglobin A1C testing to ...
A new NHS call for blood donors to make – and keep – appointments in the run-up to Christmas has reignited the debate around how to increase rates of donation, including the use of financial ...
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