Every year, millions of people need blood transfusions during surgery, after an accident, or due to disease — and donations are the only way they can get it. The American Red Cross allows a person to ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Blood donation saves lives and is safe for most healthy adults.You can donate whole blood ...

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 ...

I entirely empathize with the hesitation to having a nurse stick a needle in your arm and become adjacent to a human juice box in exchange for some cash. It’s not the most conventional money-making ...

While the number of people dying from the novel coronavirus in the United States is on the decline, people are continuing to be infected with the virus throughout the country. Currently, experimental ...

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 ...

Odds are you’ve been asked to donate blood before — maybe even from us at The Star recently, as we prepare for a blood drive on Tuesday. And you’ve maybe heard the request for donations even more over ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - When Nebraska's COVID-19 cases hit their peak earlier in May, thousands of New Yorkers donated convalescent plasma, many of those units, helping patients right here in Nebraska.