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Mar 23, 2022
7 min

NEWS: A fatal Crash & A Second Chance for Hamid Mahdavy

The Keene Sentinel By: Paul Cuno-Booth / Contributing Writer || Mar 5, 2022 After years of worsening heart disease, Mahdavy was so weak...

Mar 1, 2022
3 min

Top Doctor Presents Important Heart Failure Updates

COVID Vaccines, Boosters, Masks & More At the latest HeartBrothers Patient Support Group, Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Camille...

Feb 25, 2022
1 min

NEWS: WBUR Boston RADIO

Interview with HeartBrother Kyree Miller TRANSCRIPTION: The American Heart Association finds black Americans are 50% more likely to...

Dec 21, 2021
4 min

In The News: New Life for Donor Hearts Normally Deemed Off-Limits for Transplant

Early data on those looking outside traditional brain-dead donor pool Transmedics reporting good short-term clinical outcomes for DCD...

Oct 22, 2021
5 min

In The News: HeartBrother Tom Bull’s namesake beer The Bull helps fund the HeartBrothers House

We invite you to read about our HeartBrother Tom Bull and his namesake beer The Bull (from Foundation Brewing). A portion of all beer...

Oct 1, 2021
1 min

Delta Variant Surge & COVID-19 Booster Shots for Transplant Patients

The HeartBrothers Foundation talks in-depth about COVID-19 booster shots, the Delta Variant surge, and how heart transplant patients can...

Sep 14, 2021
9 min

In The News: Cytokinetics Announces Results from Redwood-HCM and Galactic-HF Clinical Trials

Findings Presented in Late-Breaking Session at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting Full Results from REDWOOD-HCM Demonstrate Improvements...

Sep 9, 2021
4 min

In The News: TransMedics Receives FDA Approval for OCS Heart System

Approval Enables Broader Utilization of Donor Hearts for Transplantation in the U.S. ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —...

Aug 25, 2021
1 min

In The News: Fox25 – COVID vaccination clinic helps combat Delta variant

The third COVID shot improves immunocompromised people’s response to their initial vaccine series. FOX25 NEWS, BOSTON | Aug 25, 2021 Our...

Aug 18, 2021
2 min

HeartBrothers House a ‘Miracle’ for Heart Transplant Patients, Families

The HeartBrothers wrap their 2021 Spring Webinar Series with a focus on the HeartBrothers House “There have been so many miracles in my...

Jun 29, 2021
2 min

Living Longer with a New Heart

Top Transplant Expert Shares Survival Info on HeartBrothers Foundation Webinar Christian Jeeves lives with the question always in the...

May 21, 2021
3 min

Transplant Patients & COVID Vaccination

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? That is the Question… By: Pat Sullivan | Co-Founding Survivor, The HeartBrothers Foundation Recently,...

Apr 27, 2021
2 min

COVID-19 Vaccines & Transplant Patients — Important New Information at HeartBrothers Webi

On April 14, the HeartBrothers Foundation launched its annual webinar series with an important COVID-19 update for transplant patients...

Apr 1, 2021
1 min

In The News: Local foundation helping families find housing near Boston hospitals

Channel 25 Boston / Gene LaVanchy Reporting / April 1, 2021 CLICK TO WATCH THE FULL VIDEO CLIP #HearttransplantsinBoston...

Feb 17, 2021
3 min

FDA approves expanded indication of ENTRESTO®

ENTRESTO® (sacubitril/valsartan) was granted an expanded indication by the FDA. ENTRESTO is now approved to reduce the risk of...

Feb 17, 2021
2 min

In The News: Foundation supports patients and families during transplant process

WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston / Emily Riemer Reporting / 5 On Your Health February 16, 2021: When a loved one is diagnosed with a...

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients

CareDx Launches RemoTraC: Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients “CareDx brings remote solutions to the immunosuppressed transplant...

Jan 31, 2020
2 min

In The News: 5 for Good (WCVB Channel 5)

“5 for Good” – January 30, 2020 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Larry Williams and Mike Ashworth met in the hardest of circumstances. Williams was...

Dec 12, 2019
1 min

Fifth Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting

December 4th-6th marked the 5th Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting…our longest, most well-attended, and successful meeting to date. Team...

Dec 5, 2019
1 min

In The News: Chronicle (WCVB Channel 5): The Heart Chooses The Person

HeartBrother Hamid Mahdavy’s friendship with his donor’s family surprises even his doctors at Tufts Medical Center. Click to watch the...

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