Blood-Shortage Aid: Group Of Doctors Pushes For FDA To Let Gay Men Donate Blood

The FDA started banning donations from gay men in 1983, early in the AIDS epidemic. While the agency recently shortened the wait period when blood donations dropped during the pandemic, doctors say science-based evidence shows that ruling doesn't go far enough. Other public health news reports on domestic violence rising in New York City, Facebook misinformation, divorce attorneys awaiting business, extremists' perfect storm, and tech efforts to track data, as well.

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