Blood plasma is a light yellow liquid that makes up about half of a person’s blood. Blood plasma is vital for fighting infection, maintaining correct blood pH levels, helping blood to clot, and ...

Financial donations and volunteering are popular ways to give back to nonprofit organizations. However, there are many additional ways to give back, including donations that can help save lives.

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 ...

Donating plasma is an important, voluntary act that can help save lives. Like donated blood, your plasma is used in trauma situations in hospitals to help those in need. Plasma helps to stop bleeding ...

Blood Assurance is facing a critical shortage of blood, plasma, and platelets just as the holiday season is starting. As the primary supplier for many area hospitals, it is essential to get donations ...

In the ICU, we use blood—sometimes, by the gallon. A patient with, say, a gushing stomach ulcer might need transfusion after transfusion to keep the heart beating until the hemorrhage stops. Such ...