Top Transplant Expert Shares Survival Info on HeartBrothers Foundation Webinar Christian Jeeves lives with the question always in the back of his mind: How long will his wife Shalah, 37, live after her successful heart transplant six years … [Read more...]
Transplant Patients & COVID Vaccination
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? That is the Question… By: Pat Sullivan | Co-Founding Survivor, The HeartBrothers Foundation Recently, there have been a lot of reports regarding the “unmasking of America,” including the logic, the … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Vaccines & Transplant Patients — Important New Information at HeartBrothers Webinar
On April 14, the HeartBrothers Foundation launched its annual webinar series with an important COVID-19 update for transplant patients from top Boston doctors: Data shows vaccines do not appear to provide adequate immunity. According to a Johns … [Read more...]
In The News: Local foundation helping families find housing near Boston hospitals
Channel 25 Boston / Gene LaVanchy Reporting / April 1, 2021 … [Read more...]
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 cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in more adult patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Benefits … [Read more...]
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 life-threatening illness, the family often wants to be close by. Geography can make that hard, so a local foundation … [Read more...]
Sixth Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting
Our first ever VIRTUAL Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting was held December 10, 2020, with great success. More than 30 of our team members assembled via Zoom for a 5.5-hour meeting. Our annual meetings aim to educate all Team HeartBrothers … [Read more...]
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 forced to postpone the 5th Mike Gustin Memorial Golf Tournament held August 5, 2020. We waited as long as … [Read more...]
Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients
CareDx Launches RemoTraC: Home-Based Monitoring of Transplant Patients "CareDx brings remote solutions to the immunosuppressed transplant community to address COVID-19 concerns." A company trying to make us safer in these scary times. Download … [Read more...]
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 in need of a heart transplant and was too sick to leave Tufts Medical Center. Ashworth, a volunteer with the … [Read more...]