The Food and Drug Administration welcomed discussion about possible changes to its blood donor deferral recommendations by posting a request for comments on the Federal Registrar on Tuesday. In ...

So you think you can't donate blood because of a tattoo, or you traveled overseas or maybe you got a vaccine recently?

In the middle of what’s considered a serious blood supply shortage in the U.S., there’s a portion of the population not able to simply walk into a donation center and give blood. Despite major ...

NEW YORK -- The FDA is now sharing new details on a study that could lead to the removal of longtime restrictions on blood donations by gay or bisexual men. The agency exclusively shared with ABC News ...

LOS ANGELES - Federal officials have moved closer to overturning a decades-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, after the Food and Drug Administration announced it "will likely ...

The FDA announced that moving forward, blood donor eligibility will be determined via individual risk-based assessment questionnaires, regardless of one's background, gender or sexual orientation.