Blood plasma is a necessary resource to produce life-saving medicine. Because people are the only source, donors are often ...

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 ...

As more people are caught in the economic squeeze of a rising cost of living, many are looking for ways to make extra money. A growing number are turning to selling their blood plasma — an essential ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. This rebroadcast originally aired on February 28th, 2023. Millions of Americans sell their blood plasma every year. It’s ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Aug. 23 it granted fast-track authorization for the emergency use of convalescent plasma as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. It’s not a new ...

What if there was a way to avoid the business shutdowns, long quarantines, and anxiety surrounding an exposure to or infection by COVID-19 before a vaccine becomes widespread? My colleagues and I at ...