John D. Bennett, MD, to receive 10th annual Heart Hero Award
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Donald Led Duke Heart Hero Award, the American Heart Association will present the 2023 award to Dr. John Bennett, president and CEO of
Help stock healthy pantries at Mastrovito Hyundai
During American Heart Month, Mastrovito Hyundai is collecting healthy food to donate to local food pantries. Frank Mastrovito is chairing America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk in 2023, and is
Check it out: blood pressure cuffs available at Utica and Rome public libraries
They’ve always been a resource center for the community, and a new program in the Mohawk Valley is letting libraries add one more important asset to their lending opportunities: blood
Tobacco measures in Governor’s State of the State
The American Heart Association supports Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans to achieve a tobacco-free next generation of New Yorkers by proposing to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products and
Gingerbread houses, Santa and a selfie station at Cardiac Kids holiday party
Albany, New York – Each of them is one of 40,000 children born with a congenital heart defect – the leading kind of birth defect. But on Thursday, December 15,
Finish grocery shopping, or call 911?
ALBANY, NY, November 9, 2022 — She was only 50 years old and in perfect health when she had a heart attack. “I was doing everything right,” Christine Dixon, senior
Past Go Red, American Heart Association board chair to receive the 2022 Jane Golub Crystal Heart Award
ALBANY, NEW YORK, November 8, 2022 — During her time volunteering for the American Heart Association in the Capital Region, Theresa Petrone Butts, Principal and Senior Director of Global Vendor
Merrill Executives celebrate Go Red for Women campaign at Luncheon
Albany, NY – The Go Red for Women campaign has many facets: Wear Red Day in February; the Men Go Red for Women campaign; Circle of Red events; and the
Heart Association advocates for healthy lunches for all New York children
One in seven children in New York experiences hunger. During National School Lunch Week, October 10 – 14, the American Heart Association is calling on New York’s lawmakers to prioritize
Fitness buff hadn’t expected to have a stroke
When Jennifer DeFazio had a stroke four years ago, she said “it felt like something exploded in my brain.” Around the time of her 43rd birthday, DeFazio’s neck bothered her.