Canadian Blood Services

Why we should pay Canadian donors for their blood plasma donations

A new bill would ban paying for plasma donations nationwide. It’s a counterproductive idea, not to mention hypocritical

A bloody mess: The story behind paid plasma in Canada

Internal documents show Health Canada working hand-in-glove with a private company to push a donation model the Krever inquiry warned against. Has it failed in its role as regulator?

What a blood plasma-for-profit clinic means for public health care

The federal government has quietly approved a plasma-for-profit clinic in Saskatoon, drawing fiery criticism from politicians, scientists and patients

Carleton students right on blood ban

Canadian Blood Services needs to change its policies

Who’s afraid of a gay man’s blood? We are.

Britain is the latest country to lift its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men

This week : Good News / Bad News

This week: Good news, bad news

The military council provisionally ruling Egypt has scheduled a referendum on constitutional reforms, while forces controlled by Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi gained ground in the country’s civil war