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WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County District Attorney’s Office reports that the County’s Medication Drop-Off program collected 2.9 tons of unused prescription drugs in 2021. That is a 23% …
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HARRISBURG, PA — On Wednesday, Governor Tom Wolf was joined by state and local officials and older Pennsylvanians to celebrate recently signed legislation to expand eligibility in the Pharmaceutical Assistance …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) announced that two bills, recently signed into law by Governor Wolf, will renew the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it recently awarded $22 million to nearly 30 organizations around the world to combat antimicrobial resistance (AR) …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to Timothy Stenzel, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health in FDA’s Center for Devices and …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration took additional steps this past week to lower health care costs by requiring health insurance issuers, employer-based health plans, and other group health plans …
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HARRISBURG, PA — On Thursday, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 1774, House Bill 1861 and House 184.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to Theresa M. Michele, M.D., director of the Office of Nonprescription Drugs in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration announced on Friday a $2.1 billion investment to improve infection prevention and control activities across the U.S. public health and healthcare sectors. The Biden-Harris …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega and Deputy Secretary Dr. Tanya I. Garcia visited West Chester University on Monday and met with the …
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