Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
In the wake of the Orlando shooting, gay men who wanted to help the victims were angry.
They were angry at the decades-old FDA policy that prevented them from donating blood because of the fears over spreading HIV.
But how does the FDA develop policy about who can donate blood, and how does the agency adapt over time?
Take Two chats with Dr. Alyssa Ziman, director of transfusion medicine and clinical laboratories at UCLA.