A pay-for-plasma blood clinic that recently opened in Saskatoon is raising questions about the liquid left behind when blood cells and platelets are removed. Here are 10 things to know about ...

Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is partnering with a private healthcare company to boost Canada's national blood plasma supply, the organization announced Wednesday. After reviewing an undisclosed ...

Part of a new Canadian Blood Services plan is to open 11 new CBS-run plasma collection centres across Canada, where donors will not be paid ...

The safety of the blood system is paramount. And one more: significant efforts should be made to ensure that the blood products used in Canada are made from the blood and plasma of unpaid donors.

There has been a monumental policy shift in paying plasma donors in Canada. In September, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) made a 15-year deal with Spanish health-care giant Grifols for blood plasma ...

Safe blood advocates speak in terms of the integrity of the system: “Pay for plasma means a private corporation is owning some of the sovereignty over our public blood system and our donors and ...

Will Canadian Blood Services deal allow British Columbians to donate plasma for cash? In other provinces, private companies pay $30 to $65 per bi-weekly donation. But critics say a pay system ...

Private member's Bill 204, which will allow private companies to pay Albertans for their blood and plasma, has passed three readings in the Alberta legislature. Sarah Ryan takes a look at what it ...