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Whitaker BI, Huang Y, Gubernot D, et al. Modeling US blood donor deferrals under a policy of individual risk assessment for HIV risk sexual behavior. Transfusion . Published online June 12, 2024 ...

The draft would eliminate time-based deferrals for men who have sex with men, the current donor history questionnaire would be revised, and a prospective donor who doesn't report having new or ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it is proposing a change from time-based deferrals to assessing blood donor eligibility using gender-inclusive ...

The following types of medications are on deferral lists for blood donation: 1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. Taken as a preventive measure against acquiring HIV, and meant to lower ...

The deferral was related to a theoretical risk of a donor who traveled to the United Kingdom, France, or Ireland, transmitting Mad Cow Disease to blood transfusion recipients. The FDA has ...

On World Blood Donor Day, Dr. Sangeeta Pathak answers key questions about eligibility, safety, and precautions around blood donation, especially for women and first-time donors.

Jose Rivera filed a civil lawsuit against CSL Plasma in District Court after they told him he was HIV-positive and marked him as such on the National Donor Deferral Registry.

The use of rational, science-based deferral periods must be applied fairly and consistently among all blood donors," said Fry. More from CBS News FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with ...

Changes proposed on time deferrals. ... The blood donor history questionnaire would be revised to ask all prospective donors about new or multiple sexual partners in the past three months.

However, the journey is not always smooth. Women often face more donation deferrals due to naturally lower haemoglobin levels, smaller blood volume, and the hormonal changes that accompany various ...

Coralville blood donation center ImpactLife recently implemented a new assessment strategy following approval by the FDA to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood. Located at 1801 Second St., ...