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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 23, 20227 min read
Top Doctor Presents Important Heart Failure Updates
COVID Vaccines, Boosters, Masks & More At the latest HeartBrothers Patient Support Group, Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Camille...
Mar 1, 20223 min read
NEWS: WBUR Boston RADIO
Interview with HeartBrother Kyree Miller TRANSCRIPTION: The American Heart Association finds black Americans are 50% more likely to...
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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...
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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 22, 20215 min read
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...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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 14, 202110 min read
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/ —...
Sep 9, 20215 min read
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 25, 20211 min read
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...
Aug 18, 20213 min read
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...
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Transplant Patients & COVID Vaccination
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? That is the Question… By: Pat Sullivan | Co-Founding Survivor, The HeartBrothers Foundation Recently,...
May 21, 20213 min read
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 27, 20212 min read
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...
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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...
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients
CareDx Launches RemoTraC: Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients “CareDx brings remote solutions to the immunosuppressed transplant...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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...
Jan 31, 20202 min read
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 12, 20191 min read
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...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
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