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US FDA proposal would allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood

Carma Hassan, CNN — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:30:45 +0000

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a blood donation policy that focuses on individual risk instead of blanket assessments, the agency said Friday — opening donation to more gay and bisexual men. The proposed guidelines eliminate time-based deferrals for men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with

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WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored

Carma Hassan, CNN — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:24:44 +0000

(CNN) — The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting. The WHO convened an emergency committee meeting Thursday to discuss the severity of the monkeypox outbreak. The result of the meeting was announced Saturday. “Overall, in

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1 dead and 6 injured after a hazmat incident at a California hotel

Carma Hassan, CNN — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 19:36:39 +0000

(CNN) — One woman is dead and six people were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, according to San Jose Fire Department Captain Mitch Matlow. The call first came in just after 10 a.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) on Saturday. “It was originally

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