After more than three decades of government-mandated differential treatment, on January 6 the FDA released updated draft ...

With these policies in place, the Red Cross said that a lot of Gen. Z donors are deferred maybe once, twice, three times and that sets the precedent that they feel as though they can never donate.

Here are 5 things individuals should know about the powerful impact of blood donation and the benefits becoming a donor can ...

Now in its 16th year, the National Donor Deferral Registry (NDDR) is a database of permanently deferred plasma donors in North America. It is an important component of the industry-driven safety ...

The current deferral period is applied to donors who the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consider to be at a higher risk of carrying a blood borne virus. However, a spokeswoman for the ...

The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions ...

The deferral period is now being reduced to three months, but some LGBTIQ+ donors and advocates say applying this rule generally to a cohort, rather than taking a risk-based approach is ...