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Organ transplantation

After OPM Action, VA Invites Retired Medical Personnel Back to Work
Health / Medical

VA Expands Live Donor Care and Support

July 8, 2022July 5, 2022 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs implemented a final rule, on July 1, 2022, describing the authority to provide support for donation procedures and related care to those …

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Donate Life
Health / Medical / Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania License, ID Card Holders Can Save Lives Through Organ Donation

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) joined the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and Pennsylvania organ donation organizations Donate Life PA, Center for Organ Recovery and Education …

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Health / Medical / Regional

Gift of Life Donor Program and Tower Health Promote Organ Donation to Help Save Lives

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Each day, 20 people in the United States die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Tower Health announced it has joined with The Hospital & …

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Health / Medical / National

FDA Approves First Drug to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease

December 20, 2021December 16, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Orencia (abatacept) for the prophylaxis (prevention) of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), a condition that occurs when donor …

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Health and Human Services Announces Upcoming Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for COVID-19 Response
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HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity and Reduce Disparities in Organ Transplantation

December 5, 2021December 2, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit stakeholder …

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Education

Two Chester County Natives Awarded Transplant Scholarships

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 - by MyChesCo

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship announced that four organ transplant recipients, two of which are Chester County natives, are the winners of its 2021-22 higher education …

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Surgery

Tower Health Participating in Gift of Life Donor Program to Promote Life Saving Organ Donation

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Each day, 17 people in the United States die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Tower Health has joined the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of …

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