The Wall Street Journal last Friday amplified the warning sounded by the National Forum in its 2017 and 2018 signature reports, Wrong Direction and Losing Ground. In her lengthy WSJ piece, Betsy McKay alerted readers that after decades of public health success that slashed death rates from heart disease and stroke, America is backsliding. Her …
Diabetes + CVD = Twice the Threat
Many people don’t know that a person with type-II diabetes is more than twice as likely to have heart disease or stroke[1], and die more than seven years prematurely[2]. To raise awareness, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease hosted a Congressional briefing on November 9, the first National Diabetes-Heart Connection Day. PFCD executive …
