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New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes
The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance on blood donations, removing some long-standing deferrals. In addition to this, the FDA is also considering moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when deciding donor eligibility. These changes are related to HIV medications and those at risk for contracting HIV.
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Date of Award: November 22, 1906 Conflict: Philippine Insurrection Branch: U.S. Army
After entering the service in California, 36-year-old George Shiels performed a heroic and fearless deed at Tuliahan River in the Philippine Islands on March 25, 1899. A surgeon in the Army, he personally saved the life of a comrade while under heavy fire during the Philippine-American War.
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