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, ...

Plasma donation is a process where people give a part of their blood to help others. Many donors wonder if the money they ...

Fresenius Kabi, part of the global healthcare company Fresenius, and a leading provider of essential medicines and medical technologies, announced today the successful completion of the U.S. rollout ...

People with obesity are eligible to donate blood. Although obesity is linked to health conditions that can disqualify you from donating, many people with obesity do not have health issues. Many people ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Early one Monday morning, after a twelve-hour shift churning out mailing envelopes in a maquiladora—a U.S.-owned factory in Matamoros, Mexico—Carolina stands on tired legs in a line stretching toward ...