Health Jan 27 Watch 5:36 FDA eases blood donation restrictions against men who have sex with men The FDA announced plans to ease a decades-old restriction preventing men who have sex with men from donating blood. A lifetime ban was put in place during the AIDS epidemic over fears of HIV transmission. The new guidelines would ask… By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings
Health Jan 27 After years of protests, FDA makes blood donations easier for men who have sex with men The U.S. is making it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
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Health Mar 19 Blood donors urgently needed to avert shortage amid outbreak Blood has a short shelf life and regular donations are needed to replenish it. Even with elective surgeries canceled, hospitals will need blood on hand for trauma or other emergencies. By Lauren Neergaard
Dec 23 LGBT advocates say FDA gay blood donor policy revision is long overdue, but ‘not enough’ By Joshua Barajas The FDA said in a statement that it will "recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact."… Continue reading