FDA considers lifting restrictions on gay/bi men blood donations

A registered nurse draws blood from a volunteer in San Diego on April 9, 2020. (Photo: Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A new pilot study funded by the Food and Drug Administration could be the first step toward lifting restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men.

The program, called Assessing Donor Variability and New Concepts in Eligibility (Advance), has…