Medical centers across the U.S. are racing to determine whether plasma from recovered coronavirus patients can successfully lessen the severity — or shorten the length — of the disease. But as ...

On average, a person will make about $50-$75 per appointment. However, the amount that you can make for donating plasma will ...

The US supplies two-thirds of the world's plasma, and it's one of the few countries where donors get paid. In fact, thousands of Americans rely on plasma donation as a main source of income. The ...

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That's what I discovered when the phlebotomist tried sticking a needle in my vein during my first plasma visit. "You're a tricky stick," he said, as his brow furrowed over my waiting arm. Tricky, it ...

For local blood banks, plasma is only one component of the blood they collect from volunteer donors. Yet at a local plasma center, the blood component is a money-maker both for drug companies and the ...

Plasma is precious for people sick with COVID-19. The liquid portion of blood taken from survivors of the disease may be rich in antibodies that doctors hope can speed up recovery for the sickest ...

It started with numbness in her fingers. Simple tasks, like tying her shoelaces, became more difficult. And within months, Polly became so weak that she could no longer feed herself, walk to the ...

The US has approved wide emergency use of blood plasma from covid-19 survivors as a treatment for coronavirus infection, despite limited evidence it helps. Blood drug: The therapy, which the White ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Georgia state Sen. Bruce Thompson nearly died from the coronavirus in mid-March, but today he is donating ...

A TikToker has sparked considerable controversy and debate on the platform after posting a video detailing how they sell their blood plasma to pay for things like nails and eyelashes. The video, ...

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