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 gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) rather than the time-based deferral system that is currently in place.
Over the past decade, FDA has relaxed donor eligibility requirements that historically have prevented men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood due to concerns about the risk of HIV infection…
