Blood from gay donors in art exhibit protesting FDA's ban
WASHINGTON - A Washington museum will exhibit a sculpture that uses the blood of nine gay, bisexual and transgender men to protest the federal ban on blood donations from men who have sex with other men.
View ArticleBlood drive honors Minot teen who died of cancer
MINOT, North Dakota - The family of a Minot teen who died of cancer earlier this year held a blood drive on Friday to complete in his honor an Eagle Scout project he had planned.
View ArticleWashoe County identifies person infected with West Nile
SPARKS, Nevada - A resident of Sparks has tested positive for West Nile virus after that person donated blood.
View ArticlePersonal debate held over rules governing gays giving blood
SACRAMENTO, California - A California lawmaker drew from experience Thursday in an unusually personal debate over federal rules governing whether gay or bisexual men can donate blood.
View ArticlePolice: Man donated blood plasma, knew he had HIV
GARY, Indiana - Police say a northwestern Indiana man knew he was HIV positive when he sold his blood plasma to a company in Gary.
View ArticleRed Cross needs blood donations over holiday weekend
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood or platelets this holiday weekend.
View ArticleVirginia man finishes blood donation challenge in Iowa
FORT DODGE, Iowa - A 72-year-old Virginia man has completed his longtime goal of donating blood in all 50 states after visiting a blood bank in Iowa.
View ArticleRhode Island Blood Center to lay off 10 percent of staff
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The Rhode Island Blood Center is cutting about 10 percent of its staff and eliminating smaller blood drives to offset the costs of screening for an emerging tickborne disease.
View ArticleBlood sculpture draws attention to FDA ban on gay, bi donors
NEW YORK - An art installation opening in New York City draws attention to a federal ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
View ArticleAnnual Michigan Stadium event collects 404 units of blood
ANN ARBOR, Michigan - A blood drive and organ donor registry event at Michigan Stadium ended up collecting 404 units of blood.
View ArticleFrance ending ban on gay male blood donors
PARIS - France will end its ban on blood donations by gay men, its health minister said Wednesday, calling the move the end "of a taboo and discrimination."
View ArticleDog blood bank in Utah calls for donations amid shortage
SALT LAKE CITY - One of the country's six canine blood banks is located in Salt Lake City, and it's calling on dog owners in the area for help.
View ArticleChiefs players, cheerleaders to appear at blood drive event
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Kansas City Chiefs players, cheerleaders and mascot KC Wolf are scheduled to appear this week at an event culminating a more than a weeklong blood drive in conjunction with the...
View ArticleClarification: Blood Donations-Gay Men story
WASHINGTON - In a story Dec. 21, The Associated Press reported that the FDA considered eliminating all restrictions for blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The story should have specified that...
View ArticleBill backed by US Sen. Reed will aid bone marrow transplants
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is praising President Barack Obama for signing into law a bill he backed to help patients suffering from diseases requiring bone marrow and cord blood...
View ArticleDonors of blood stem cells hard to find, despite $800 pay
SEATTLE - Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has one of the largest programs in the nation to collect and sell stem cells, essential to research to fight deadly diseases.
View ArticleAlabama judge censured for telling defendants to give blood
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A state panel has publicly censured an Alabama judge who told criminal defendants who couldn't pay their fines to either donate blood or go to jail.
View ArticleFBI: Wounded officer led drug raid, shot outside bedroom
NEW ORLEANS - A sheriff's deputy severely wounded during a drug raid he was leading was shot outside a bedroom by an assailant who later told police he was a drug dealer and that he thought he was...
View ArticleThe Latest on snowstorm: Death toll reaches 50
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the massive snowstorm that hit the East Coast. (all times local):
View ArticleUS Zika case sparks questions about sex and mosquito germs
NEW YORK - A sexually transmitted case of Zika in Texas has scientists scrambling to understand how much of a risk infection through sex is for the usually mosquito-spread illness.
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