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 ...

More than half of your blood is comprised of plasma. Donating plasma is a longer process than donating blood. Human plasma is used to produce therapies that treat disease. You’ve heard that you can ...

When you’re financially strapped, selling plasma can be an appealing option to drum up some quick cash. Pharmaceutical companies often pay around $50 per donation for the pale-yellow blood component, ...

The Lafayette community now has the opportunity to help save a life with the first BioLife plasma donation center in Lafayette and the second in Louisiana. The Lafayette center joins more than 200 ...

BioLife Plasma, a plasma donation center, opened its 200th U.S. location and first location in Pearland on March 25. The new plasma service center located at 3020 Kirby Drive is part of the ...

We've all had times when we've been a little short on cash. It gets us thinking about what we can do to earn some extra money to tide us over until the next month. And if you like the idea of helping ...

Andrea Stocker's needle is adjusted by one of the Biomed USA employees. Provo residents, including non-college students, can donate their plasma here. (Joe Wirthlin) Blood plasma donation centers ...

A New York family pleads for COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma. The son of a retired New York state investigator hopes the experimental treatment of convalescent plasma will help his father, who has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- When Eric Heumann was wheeled out of Northwest Community Hospital as a COVID-19 survivor, it was after the most brutal battle of his life. "I'm not transmitting any ...