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Blood supplies across the nation are the lowest they’ve been in a decade, but when many gay men try to donate, they’re being turned away. read more

The study aims to evaluate alternatives to the blood donor deferral policy known as men who have sex with men, or MSM. read more

A blood shortage exacerbated by the COVID pandemic is adding support to an effort to change the FDA’s longstanding ban on donations by sexually active gay men. read more

The country’s leading blood bank, Vitalant, OneBlood, and The American Red Cross, are participating in a new study that might read more

Nation’s largest blood centers collaborate on study into FDA’s ‘men who have sex with men’ deferral policies read more

The ADVANCE study measures whether an individual risk assessment could replace a three month waiting period for men who have sex with men before donating blood.  read more

SAN FRANCISCO and ORLANDO, Fla. and WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Three of the nation’s largest blood centers have launched a pilot study through a contract funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could read more

The Hill – FDA funding study around blood donations from gay men. read more