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AHA, ADA partner with industry to launch diabetes, cardiovascular disease initiative
June 22, 2018 7:19 PM UTC
The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (Ingelheim, Germany), Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) and Novo Nordisk A/S (CSE:NOVO B; NYSE:NVO) to launch a 3.5 year initiative to help people with Type II diabetes reduce their risk of disability and death due to cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.
The initiative aims to enhance consumer awareness, patient education, healthcare provider training, and quality improvement measures for clinics and hospitals treating people with Type II diabetes...