Healthcare company Abbott launches new campaign to urge Americans to take control and do the ‘heart thing’

The diagnosis of heart failure means that the heart is not pumping as well as it should, and the number of people with the condition is expected to increase 46% by 2030. A review of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data indicates that heart failure deaths are especially evident in middle-aged and younger adults. And with more than 6 million Americans living with the condition, every 2 in 5 Americans are either affected by heart failure or personally know someone who is. With these alarming trends in…

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Arbor Pharmaceuticals Teams Up with Shaquille O’Neal to Help African Americans ‘Get Real’ About Heart Failure

Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of the Shaquille Gets Real About Heart Failure campaign, a national educational initiative designed to raise awareness around the heart failure disparity in the African American community and ways to manage this condition. Though he does not have heart failure himself, Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq), recognized around the world as a Basketball Hall of Famer, is partnering with Arbor Pharmaceuticals to help spread the word that every African American needs to take this disease seriously. Heart failure is a…

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