FDA Panel Advises More Research Before Lifting Ban on Blood Donations From Men Who Have Sex With Men

An FDA blood safety advisory panel has said that lifting a decades-old ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men could be risky. The FDA advisory panel said more research should be conducted before FDA revises the policy.

• "Panel: Too Many Risks To Lift Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men" (Ferris, The Hill, 12/4).