For decades, many gay and bisexual men have been banned from donating blood. While the FDA has loosened restrictions, critics say the current rules still exclude far too many people. Len Ramirez reports. (6/21/23)Jun 22, 2023 embed code copied ...
The FDA based its latest proposal on a recent studyof 1,600 gay and bisexual men. The FDA-funded research compared the effectiveness of a detailed, personalized questionnaire on sexual behavior to the current time-based abstinence rules. It will take several months for blood banks to make the ...
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has released updated guidance for blood donation which relaxes the rules for donations from men who have sex with men (msm). this follows decades in which msm have been rejected or discouraged from donation blood due to a fear of hiv transmission. the new guidance has removed the time-based ...
period will be deferred. Those taking medications to treat or prevent HIV infection will also be deferred, butLGBTQ+ advocacy groupssay the new FDA rules are an important step in the right direction. The new blood donation risk assessment is the same for every donor regardless of h...
The FDA could reverse restrictive rules that have prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Since 2015, the agency has allowed members of the MSM (men who have sex with men) community to donate after three months of sexual abstinence, a less strict policy than the...
Jamie and he boyfriend walked up to the donation site. They would love to donate blood, but since they're gay, they can't. Jamie would like to see the rules updated. "I love to give back," he said. "No matter what. I think everyone would have equal rights and be able to give ...
Rules for Printing ISBT 128 Product Description Label Text 63 6.2 Proper Names of Products 67 6.3 Attribute Text 74 6.4 Core Conditions Text 81 6.5 Coding and Labeling of Products for Further Manufacture 88 6.6 Donation Type in Product Description Code 91 7 Illustrations of US Labels94 7.1 ...
MC: Please can you talk about the history of the US FDA’s blood donor eligibility screening rules and why they have been condemned as homophobic? PH: Early on in the HIV epidemic, gay man were disproportionately affected by HIV, and the fact is that gay men continue ...
The FDA based its latest proposal on a recent studyof 1,600 gay and bisexual men. The FDA-funded research compared the effectiveness of a detailed, personalized questionnaire on sexual behavior to the current time-based abstinence rules.