Two plasma donors die at private Canadian clinics under federal investigation

<p>Company that runs the sites says it has ‘no reason to believe there is a correlation between the donors’ passing and plasma donation’</p><p>Two people have died in Canada after donating plasma at a chain of clinics that has been under scrutiny by federal inspectors for failing to keep accurate records, screen donors or maintain its machines.</p><p>While experts say the deaths are exceedingly rare, critics say Canada’s embrace of private companies to handle blood products reflects a “slow collapse of a system that has been the envy of the world”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/two-plasma-donors-die-private-canada-clinics">Continue reading...</a>