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 ...

A new option to donate blood is now available in the Roanoke Valley, after working on the project for more than a year. The ...

I used to think plasma donation was just about sitting in a chair for an hour, maybe earning some extra cash while helping people. Boy, was I wrong. There’s this whole wild process happening inside ...

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 ...

Dawn Kaiser urges holiday blood donations as demand spikes and supply dwindles. One donation saves up to three lives. Join ...

Communities of color are underrepresented in the donor pool, and the U.S. system faces broader problems, from overall donor ...

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

For the fourth time in as many blood drives, a training company with one of the smallest class sizes and the shortest ...

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 ...