/tags/blood-donors Blood Donors en-US WLRN Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-27/fda-moves-to-ease-restrictions-on-blood-donations-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men Long criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-27/fda-moves-to-ease-restrictions-on-blood-donations-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men Rob Stein, Will Stone /news/2022-05-25/how-to-help-uvalde-families-following-yesterdays-elementary-school-shooting The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families. Wed, 25 May 2022 15:17:39 GMT /news/2022-05-25/how-to-help-uvalde-families-following-yesterdays-elementary-school-shooting Rachel Treisman /news/2021-09-23/new-study-could-help-gay-and-bisexual-men-donate-blood-equally ADVANCE (Assessing Donor Variability And New Concepts in Eligibility) is a new paid study aiming to determine whether blood centers could screen all people equally, if the FDA would agree to scrap restrictions on gay and bi men, once it analyzes the data. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-09-23/new-study-could-help-gay-and-bisexual-men-donate-blood-equally Verónica Zaragovia /news/2021-06-16/gay-and-bisexual-men-are-now-allowed-to-donate-blood-in-england-scotland-and-wales The shift in health policy in most of the U.K. reverses a decades-old rule that limited donor eligibility on perceived risks of contracting HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:41:07 GMT /news/2021-06-16/gay-and-bisexual-men-are-now-allowed-to-donate-blood-in-england-scotland-and-wales Jaclyn Diaz /2017-08-31/oneblood-calls-on-florida-donors-to-help-texas The state’s blood donation centers are sending resources to Texas hospitals affected by Harvey, now a tropical depression. OneBlood is asking Florida... Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:20:55 GMT /2017-08-31/oneblood-calls-on-florida-donors-to-help-texas Kate Payne /health-care/2016-08-26/fda-expands-zika-screening-to-all-us-blood-centers The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply… Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:37:24 GMT /health-care/2016-08-26/fda-expands-zika-screening-to-all-us-blood-centers Associated Press /culture/2016-08-12/remembering-myriam-correa-sherman-a-woman-with-a-special-heart The Miami Herald's Howard Cohen often gets to share the stories of regular Miamians through an obituary. His most recent piece looks at Myriam… Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:14:37 GMT /culture/2016-08-12/remembering-myriam-correa-sherman-a-woman-with-a-special-heart Luis Hernandez /2016-06-13/due-to-huge-response-local-blood-banks-urging-potential-donors-to-donate-next-week Since the mass shooting in Orlando, there has been a huge response from people who want to donate blood. And, while the current blood donations are... Mon, 13 Jun 2016 23:04:55 GMT /2016-06-13/due-to-huge-response-local-blood-banks-urging-potential-donors-to-donate-next-week Sascha Cordner /news/2016-06-13/gay-men-limited-as-blood-donors-for-orlando-club-victims Hundreds lined up to give blood Sunday in Orlando to help the victims of the massacre at a gay nightclub, but major restrictions remain for gay men… Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:57:42 GMT /news/2016-06-13/gay-men-limited-as-blood-donors-for-orlando-club-victims The Associated Press