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FDA likely to end blanket ban on sexually active gay men donating blood
Research backed by the Food and Drug Administration «will likely support» ending a blanket ban on blood donations from sexually active gay men, the agency said Wednesday.
New NC DHHS leader urges FDA to end «discriminatory» blood donation policy for gay men
North Carolina’s top health official, joined by public health leaders from eight other states and the District of Columbia, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to lift a three-month waiting period for gay men who are sexually active to donate blood.
Gay Blood Donors : Eager to Help, but Face Barriers
Jack Turban, MD, a doctor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, knows how lucky he is to have had only a mild case of COVID-19.
U.S Senators urge overhaul of gay donor restrictions amid blood shortage
Currently, men who have sex with men must remain celibate for a year before they are permitted to donate blood.
Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals Urged to Address and Remedy the National Shortage of Injectable Oestrogen
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center is leading a national coalition – with partners from Fenway Health in Boston and Treatment Action Group in New York City – that has collected 570 signatures for a petition calling on pharmaceutical companies Par and Perrigo to address and remedy the national shortage of injectable oestrogen.
Politicians, Gay Rights Groups Calls on FDA to Lift Blood Donor Ban
Gay rights groups and members of Congress called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reverse the guideline that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood unless they abstain from sex for one year.