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.

On average, a person will make about $50-$75 per appointment. However, the amount that you can make for donating plasma will ...

Selling plasma is becoming a common way to get a bit of extra cash on the side. Depending on qualifications and health, plasma donors can $360 to $1,000 monthly for donations. The specific amount of ...

An Action News Jax investigation found out why plasma is so valuable but also how there are growing health and ethical concerns with donors selling it, raising the question does “blood money” save ...

With rising rent, utilities and the cost of groceries, a growing number of people are selling their blood plasma to make extra money. The U.S. is one of a handful of nations that allows people to sell ...

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Kansas City plasma donors help the United States fuel a pharmaceutical industry worth $35 billion. Many donors have lower incomes and rely on on selling their plasma to make ends meet. Michael Mullen ...

Selling plasma is becoming a common way to get a bit of extra cash on the side ahead of the holidays — although the human body does have its limits, and it isn’t sustainable enough to become a ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. Millions of Americans sell their blood plasma every year. It’s part of a global, multibillion dollar business. “If you ...

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 ...

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