Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Wall Street Journal Article

What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
Wall Street Journal, June 20th, 2017

In a little box on the bottom of page A11 in the Health section of the Wall Street Journal yesterday, this important question finally appeared in the press.

The FH Foundation was happy to answer that question in depth for writer, … Read More

Remembering What’s Really Important

There’s nothing more important than family. However, as life gets busy, and we get lost in the weeds of our everyday lives, we often lose site of what really matters and take for granted what we have. It took my daughter, Avery, being diagnosed with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia for me to remember.

For … Read More

Advocating on Capitol Hill

FH Advocates for Awareness headed to Capitol Hill to make sure their elected representatives #KnowFH.

The FH Foundation® trained a new group of FH Advocates June 3rd-4th in Washington D.C. After two days of intense preparation, these dedicated volunteers visited 24 Congressional offices on Capitol Hill to raise … Read More

Shocking Lack of Access

 
The biggest barrier to care is lack of diagnosis. We are hard at work advocating for you and strive to reduce those barriers so that families with FH can live longer, healthier lives free from heart disease.
 

Groundbreaking Study: FH Optimal … Read More