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 ...
International Plasma Awareness Week (IPAW) takes place globally from October 6–10. The week encourages communities around the ...
It's International Plasma Awareness Week, with a new survey showing that 79% of Americans have never donated plasma.
Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of ...
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 ...
Andrea Stocker's needle is adjusted by one of the Biomed USA employees. Provo residents, including non-college students, can donate their plasma here. (Joe Wirthlin) Blood plasma donation centers ...