New guidelines allow more blood donors with recent tattoos

The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks announces its expansion into states where donors will be accepted if they received a ...
Medscape

FDA May Ease Blood Donation Ban on Men Who Have Sex With Men

An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed support for a relaxation of current policy regarding blood donation among men who have sex with men (MSM) but coupled that ...
OzarksFirst.com

‘You can donate sooner’: New tattoo rules expand blood donor eligibility in the Ozarks

The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has updated its guidelines to allow donors with tattoos to donate blood immediately, ...
RAPS

FDA proposes easing blood donor requirements

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed major changes to its blood donation policies that would make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood. The agency said it will use ...
KTVU

FDA likely to end blanket ban on sexually active gay, bisexual men donating blood

LOS ANGELES - Federal officials have moved closer to overturning a decades-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, after the Food and Drug Administration announced it "will likely ...
RAPS

FDA updates deferral guidance for blood and plasma donation

An update to guidance for industry on reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) through blood and blood components clarifies terminology and recommendations for patients who ...
AOL

Blood donation rules: Which medications are a no-go

We’ve got another article based on our reader questions, and we could not be more glad to keep them coming! A reader asked whether being on a blood thinner or a high blood pressure medication would ...