June 30, 2021 The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security RE: Concerns regarding donation of source plasma […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Alpha-1 Foundation has established priorities that are important to its mission of proceeding as rapidly as […]
NPR ARTICLE: June 15, 2021 A small new study offers a glimmer of hope that giving organ transplant recipients a […]
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The Alpha-1 Foundation is proud to announce and introduce its newest Board of Director, Faron Schonfeld. Faron spent 18 years […]
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Thank you for being part of the 2021 Virtual Alpha-1 National Conference! You, the Alphas, are the center of everything […]
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Thank you for participating in DAY TWO of the 2021 Virtual Alpha-1 National Conference. Today was a great day of interaction, […]
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Thank you for registering and joining the first day of the 2021 Virtual Alpha-1 National Conference. Today we were joined […]
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June 11, 2021 “The Alpha-1 Foundation looks forward to continuing to work with Vertex in their drive to develop primary […]
June 9, 2021- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 2021 Virtual Alpha-1 National Conference will take place from June 10th– June 12th, […]
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Jeanine D’Armiento, MD, PhD, Chair of the Alpha-1 Foundation Board of Directors, has been nominated and selected by the Columbia […]
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STATEMENT UPDATED: May 26, 2021 Please note, this statement is specific to the United States. If you are an individual […]
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TO: Alpha-1 Community FROM: Alpha-1 Foundation Board of Directors RE: Leadership Transition Announcement DATE: 5/21/2021 We are writing to announce […]
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1020 First Avenue • King of Prussia, PA 19406-0901 CSL.com CSLBehring.com May 21, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT RECEIVED FROM CSL BEHRING CSL […]
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(MIAMI, FL) – The Alpha-1 Foundation is excited to announce our guest speaker, Sally Struthers, for the “All in for […]
May 6, 2021, WASHINGTON, D.C. – 32 organizations representing millions of people with pre-existing conditions urge Congress and the Administration […]
“The Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. interim study results from the open label phase 2 clinical ARO-AAT, a RNAi therapy, provide proof […]
We are excited to announce that Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Plasma Donation Awareness Act […]
Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Alphas STATEMENT UPDATED: April 16, 2021 Please note, this statement is specific to the United States. […]
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The US COPD Coalition (USCC) has announced their next webinar, which will feature Allison Cihla, MD, Medical Director of Intensive […]
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The Alpha-1 Foundation hosted the virtual 22nd Gordon L. Snider Critical Issues Workshop entitled, CT Lung Density Estimates in Alpha-1 […]
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Over 16 million people in the US have COPD1 and up to 60% of COPD cases go undiagnosed. According to […]
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The Alpha-1 Foundation has received the following correspondence from Grifols on March 26, 2021: March 26, 2021 RE: Voluntary […]
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March 24, 2021 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: On […]
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March 25, 2021- The Alpha-1 Foundation received this Patient Notification System from Grifols Therapeutics LLC PNS Notification from Stericycle […]
