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Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits

  • Written by Ayako Miyashita, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles
Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefitsAllowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood would help alleviate chronic blood supply shortages in the U.S.Petri Oeschger/Moment via Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 11, 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on May 11,...

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