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Organ transplantation

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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Tower Health
Regional

Penn Transplant Institute Outpatient Care Site Opens at Reading Hospital

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Tower Health announced the satellite office of Penn Transplant Institute (PTI) opened at Reading Hospital on December 14. Pre- and post-transplant care at Reading Hospital are …

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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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National

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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college
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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Tower Health
Regional

Tower Health Transplant Institute to Transition to Penn Medicine

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Tower Health announced that its Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) and related transplant Nephrology and Hepatology practices will transition to Penn Medicine. THTI’s kidney and liver …

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gift of life donor program
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 …

Tower Health Participating in Gift of Life Donor Program to Promote Life Saving Organ Donation Read More
Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Liver Transplant at Reading Hospital
Surgery

Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Liver Transplant at Reading Hospital

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) performed its first liver transplant at Reading Hospital on Thursday, December 3. The surgery was performed by Tower Health transplant surgeons …

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