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I wonder what keeps US blood stocks healthy. Here in the UK there seems to be an alarming story every few months about how we barely have more than a few days'

I wonder what keeps US blood stocks healthy. Here in the UK there seems to be an alarming story every few months about how we barely have more than a few days' stock. Even just recently: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/05/sharp-drop-new-blood-donors-uk-stocks-at-risk http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/05/sharp-drop-ne... .. no-one gets anything for donating blood here though, if The Simpsons is even slightly realistic (!) sometimes people in the US give blood for cash?

ceejayoz 11y ago
> Here in the UK there seems to be an alarming story every few months about how we barely have more than a few days' stock. That's how they drive up supply. When it gets too low here in the US they'll actually use phone banks to call regular donors to ask them to come in. I'd imagine the UK has something similar. > if The Simpsons is even slightly realistic (!) sometimes people in the US give blood for cash? I believe it's illegal to pay donors for blood, but plasma donation can be paid. It's problematic. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/blood-money-the-twisted-business-of-donating-plasma/362012/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/blood-mone...