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- Feb 25
- 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...
- 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...
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
In The News: Heart Failure Patient Tiffany Dunn Stays at HeartBrothers House
We invite you to read this inspiring story about a young mom and heart transplant survivor—Tiffany Dunn—who stayed at the HeartBrothers...
- 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...
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
HFSA 3-Part Quality Care Virtual Series
Join our friends at the HFSA for their 3-part series. Follow the links below for more information and to register or download. Virtual...
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
5th Annual Mike Gustin Memorial Golf Classic
Dear Friends & Patrons, This letter is to inform all our golfers, donors, and volunteers that due to the uncertainty of Covid-19 we are...
- 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 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...
- Nov 6, 2019
- 1 min
2019 Friendly Feud: Tufts MC team receives their winning team plaques
From left to right are: Hamid Mahdavy (Team HeatBrothers), Lauren Taverna, Linda Ordway, Dr David DeNofrio, Dr Mike Kieran, Patrick...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
“The Nicholas Effect” 25 years later
Nicholas Green, 7, on vacation in Switzerland a few days before he was killed in 1994 while his family drove through Italy. (Reg Green)...
- Jul 9, 2019
- 2 min
HealthGrades: Common Causes of Heart Failure
Heart failure means your heart isn’t pumping as well as it should. It’s getting weaker. Your heart has trouble supplying the rest of your...
- Jul 2, 2019
- 3 min
HeartBrothers Receives 2019 Honorable Mention for “Excellence in Patient Engagement”
Firsthand Experience Inspires Friends to Help Others with Heart Failure by Hamid Mahdavy • June 19, 2019 Editor’s note: HeartBrothers...
- Mar 21, 2019
- 1 min
In The News: Organ Donor Day on Valentine’s Day
HeartBrother Hamid Madahvy joins New England Donor Services and Holyoke Mayor to spread the word about organ donation. Mayor Alex Morse...