Wappingers Falls native Natasha Fowler-Varon is the Hudson Valley’s first HeartCorps member, working to improve health in the Kingston area in affiliation with the YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County. HeartCorps is the American Heart Association’s  new Public Health AmeriCorps service opportunity. Most of the programs operate in rural areas, or smaller population areas like

In 2016, Mary Jo Cipollini of Highland, N.Y., didn’t miss any of her son Tommy’s baseball games – including one on the day that she had her second cardiac arrest. “I came home to change, and got really dizzy,” Cipollini said. “I woke up on the bathroom floor and didn’t know how I had gotten

As a child, Stephanie Mazloom Hammonds, BSN, RN, would feel faint when it was hot, and sometimes actually did faint. She was also the only member of her family who was tall, almost 5’9” by age 13, and she was very thin for her height. When she was 3, a heart murmur led to a

In January, heart disease became personal for Steven Kelley, president and CEO of Ellenville Regional Hospital, and past three-term chair of the American Heart Association Board of Directors in the Poughkeepsie area. “I’m in pretty good health,” Kelley said, “but when I went for my routine cardiologist appointment in January, my cardiologist Dr. Sandeep Joshi

America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk may be turning 50 this year, but March 2 marks a special day for Red Cap Ambassador Tyliana Bernier: it’s her fifth birthday. She will celebrate that birthday on stage during closing ceremonies after the Heart Run & Walk, at 11:30 a.m. in the Clark Athletic Center at Utica

Cardiologist Mandeep Sidhu, M.D., MBA, was inspired to become a part of the American Heart Association after attending Scientific Sessions, the American Heart Association’s annual conference that brings together thousands of scientists to present new cardiovascular research, when he was a medical student.  Since then, he has served in numerous leadership and research capacities with the

Colton Berlin of Mayfield is 12 and was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and had surgery when he was just a few days old. Now 12, he likes to golf, wakeboard and play with his dogs. On Saturday, January 20, Colton was one of 13 children who were honored during halftime of the UAlbany

As part of their support of America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk, Adirondack Bank donated CPR in Schools kits to Donovan Middle School at 1701 Noyes St., and JFK Middle School at 500 Utica Drive East, both in Utica. Each kit has 10 CPR mannikins, knee pads, a pump and instructions. “Adirondack Bank is pleased

High blood pressure is often referred to as “the silent killer.” Since it frequently has no symptoms, many people don’t know they have it. But a recent program of the American Heart Association, devoted to a world of healthier lives for all, and local libraries are making it easier for people  to know if their