Experts credit the compensation for making the U.S. one of the few countries that are self-sufficient in supplying plasma for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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It's called BabyBIG, and it's the sole antidote to botulism. It was created using antibodies from Bay Area volunteers ...

YAKIMA- Time is critical for patients this December. The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood ...

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

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 ...