Cardiovascular research is going strong at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), where four scientists currently have projects funded by the American Heart Association for a total amount of $499,000. Today, November 28, 2023, the researchers presented brief overviews of their projects to gathered board members from both institutions and the public. “Since 1949, the American

As committee and board members donned warm coats and hats, Frank Mastrovito of Mastrovito Hyundai, corporate chair of America’s Greatest Heart run & Walk in 2024, announced that the event will return to Utica University, and will take place on March 2, 2024. “The 50th anniversary of America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk takes place

In March of 2019, Lindsay Callahan thought she had the flu.  An EKG was part of the battery of tests that doctors performed on her – and it led to a result the then-36-year-old mother of two, who works part-time at DeCrescente Distributing Company, never expected. “I was negative for the flu, but failed my

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Brian O’Grady, president of health plan markets for CDPHP®, has signed on to chair the 2024 Capital Region Heart Ball on Friday, February 9, 2024 at the Albany Capital Center. Having spent the entirety of his career in the health care industry, O’Grady has a keen understanding of the importance of heart health. As a

Each year, one in 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect. Twenty-five percent of  these babies will have a critical congenital heart defect, requiring surgical or catheter-based intervention in the first year of life. Noah France is one of them, born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome,  a congenital heart defect in which the

Joseph Long, Client/Server Support Analyst Information Technology at Utica National Insurance Group, is the Lifestyle Change Award winner of the 2023 America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk. AmeriCU Credit Union sponsors the Lifestyle Change Award. Buddie DeRucher, BSN, health and wellness coordinator at Utica National Insurance Group, and board member of the American Heart Association

The American Heart Association joined Field & Fork Network, a food and farming nonprofit, on July 17 in announcing bipartisan support for a $2 million State appropriation that will help expand its Double Up Food Bucks NY program. Double Up is a vital program that increases food access by connecting New York farmers, grocers, and

The American Heart Association has two new staffers in the Hudson Valley: Valerie Ubriaco and Janet Eliopoulos. Both are development directors with the association. Ubriaco joined the organization in January 2023 and led the Tri-County Heart Walk in May. Before joining the association, Ubriaco was the consumer services and tourism programs manager at Dutchess Tourism,

Students at Clinton Elementary School in Clinton celebrated their best year yet in participating in the American Heart Association’s youth program, now called the Kids Heart Challenge. One hundred and fifteen students in grades 3 to 5 raised $9,377.04 to support the American Heart Association, while learning about healthy living. This is the most money