
Category: HIV
FDA Relaxes Longtime Ban On Blood Donations From Gay, Bisexual Men
The FDA relaxed much of its longtime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, according to the New York Times. Gay and bisexual men – however only those in monogamous relationships – can now donate blood in the U.S. without having to abstain from sex. FDA Ends Ban On Blood Donations From Gay, Bisexual Men, But Some Restrictions Still Apply Instead – the FDA…
(EXCLUSIVE DETAILS) OKC Man Accused Of Knowingly Spreading HIV To Multiple People From 2019-2022, Faces Seven Counts
Earnest Lacour of Oklahoma City now faces seven counts of knowingly spreading HIV to multiple people after being arrested in October, according to court documents exclusively obtained by The Shade Room. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HIV.gov (@hivgov) Lacour, 30, was charged with three felony counts of spreading the infectious disease in October 2022. Court documents show he is…
Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading Throughout United States: ‘Serious Public Health Alert’ CDC Warns
Loading the player… An “extensively drug-resistant” stomach bug outbreak is spreading across the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling it a “serious public health alert.” The CDC are warning of a nationwide spike in shigellosis, a highly contagious shigella bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory and bloody diarrhea, according to the the agency’s “emergency and preparedness response.” Stomach Bug Kills 50,000 Kids…