The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday announced proposed guidelines for blood donations that change the current lifetime ban for men who have sex with men (MSM) to a one year ban. “No transmissions of HIV, hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus have been documented through U.S.-licensed plasma derived products in the past […]
Seattle City Council sent a letter to the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday requesting an end to the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men. The Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle Mayor Edward Murray and the American Medical Association have each made similar requests. An excerpt from the letter reads, “Denying […]
