Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as ...

Company that runs the sites says it has ‘no reason to believe there is a correlation between the donors’ passing and plasma donation’ ...

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 ...

The NHS is celebrating one year since patients first began receiving medicines made from UK plasma.

As college students scrounge for extra cash to pay for tuition, rent, food and other necessities, many turn to donating their plasma. While these college students know they can make a decent chunk of ...

CBC News has learned two people — including a 22-year-old international student — died after giving plasma at Winnipeg collection centres that pay people for their donations.

The deaths happened about three months apart, one in October 2025 and the other in January 2026, according to Health Canada, the federal agency that regulates plasma donation clinics. One of the ...