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ENCORE "The New Era of Blood Donation: Dylan Smith & Juan Gonzalez" (S6 E15)

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This is a special ENCORE edition of Bloodworks 101, we're calling, “The New Era of Blood Donation.” We’re re-publishing it this week because something very significant happened one year ago this week. After more than thirty years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally lifted its deferral on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. For the first time since 1982, gay and bisexual men could finally donate blood.

As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager tells us, the episode features two of the most outspoken and enthusiastic…

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