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“Donating blood helps save the lives of patients in need of medical care, but there are also benefits to the donor,” the Red Cross says. Here are some surprising ways that donating blood can ...
For many queer men, donating blood has been an impossible dream until now. Gay, bisexual men can give blood for the first time after the FDA eased its donation policies. Here’s how they feel.
A study observed that compared to the four weeks before September 11, there was an estimated increase of 18,700 donations from first-time donors for the first week after the attack: 4,000 was the average of donations from first-time donors before the attack which increased to about 22,700 donations; while repeat donors increased their donations ...
Oct. 2—Because he is gay, Grant Ogren has not been allowed to donate blood in 30 years. Stepping into Spokane's Vitalant Blood Donation center Monday morning, Ogren was excited to do something ...
No formal ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men exists in Belarus. However, informal restrictions and refusals have occurred, and it is recommended by the Ministry of Health of Belarus that men who have sex with men do not donate blood. Deceased homosexuals are forbidden from having their blood sampled as of 1993. [23] Belgium: 4 ...
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Due to AIDS crisis, gay men were banned from donating blood in the 1980s but times have changed with medical advancements and could help solve shortage
In November 2017, a new blood donation policy within Scotland, England and Wales was enacted, which allowed men who have sex with men to give blood three months after their last sexual activity, instead of 12. Experts said the move would give more people the opportunity to donate blood without affecting blood supply safety.