Friday, December 13, 2019

Dear FHS participant,

You may have heard or read news about the possible purchase of the Perini Building (part of which is the home of the Heart Study) by the City of Framingham.

We want to reassure you that the location of the Framingham Heart Study will continue to be in the Perini Building and our participant examination schedule…
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FHS Guide for Researchers
Edition: December 4, 2019

Dear Framingham Heart Study Research Community,

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has announced plans to fund a limited clinic exam cycle in the Generation 3 and Omni 2 Cohorts of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS).

The examination is expected to begin on or about January 2, 2022. The exam is intended in part to serve…
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FHS Researcher, Dr. Emelia J. Benjamin received two prestigious awards from the AHA this month: the 2019 Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture, sponsored by the Council on Clinical Cardiology, which recognizes her contributions and achievements in the field of clinical cardiology and the 2019 Distinguished Achievement award from the Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM) for her substantial professional contributions to the field represented by the…
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