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 ...

With rising rent, utilities and the cost of groceries, a growing number of people are selling their blood plasma to make extra money. It's a multi-billion dollar industry. The rising cost of living ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. This rebroadcast originally aired on February 28th, 2023. Millions of Americans sell their blood plasma every year. It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Action News Jax investigation found out why plasma is so valuable but also how there are growing health and ethical concerns ...

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