Pa. On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the U.S. government eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the
FDA loosens restrictions on blood donations for gay, bisexual men The FDA has released new recommendations to measure blood donor eligibility that will eliminate time-based deferrals and screening questions targeting men who have sex with men and the women who have sex with them. ...
In Boise, theBoise Red Cross Blood, Platelet, and Plasma Donation Centeris taking appointments for blood donations now. They're at 5800 Franklin Road (between Phillippi and Orchard), and they're open seven days a week. To schedule an appointment, clickHERE. At last check, they still had a...
The FDA recently updated its blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men to enable more people to donate blood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the hope is to make donation available to everyone possible in the context of a safe blood supply. "Blood is life-saving and essential and almost all of us will need blood products at one time or another as we go through life," Califf said at a news...
"We are absolutely facing a crisis. We want to make sure that we always have a 3 to 5 day supply of blood on hand, and right now, we just don’t," said Justin Miller of the American Red Cross. In a statement, the Red Cross added, in part, "donation eligibility should no...
The Red Cross Blood Service in Tasmania a body responsible for blood donation and related services in Australia is facing a winter shortage of donors, and has been called to drop its restrictions on gay men to help ease this shortfall. It is believed 1,000 donors are needed in the month ...
http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical-listing psujmatt 235 April 14, 2012 TX #84 Posted August 27, 2015 The rules have changed to include the 24 hour exception, at least at some donation areas. See for example http://www....
Our study supports the view that individuals with seizures or epilepsy are not at greater risk for adverse reactions after blood donation. Major restrictions on individuals with epilepsy and seizures as blood donors are not warranted. 展开
advertisement If finalized, the shift would be the latest FDA move to broaden donor eligibility, with the potential to boost the U.S. blood supply. Gay rights groups have long opposed blanket restrictions on who can give blood, saying they discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Medical societi...