Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. It’s a math problem with life-and-death ...

Statins were consistently associated with reduced cardiovascular risks for those older than 85 without excess myopathies and liver dysfunction. (Annals of Internal Medicine) Treatment with ...

Doctor’s personal choice: Cardiologist Christopher Kelly began taking statins in his 30s despite only moderately elevated cholesterol, citing family history and prevention data. Global tool validated: ...

About 40% of American adults — some 137 million — are eligible to take the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide, said authors of a new study. Semaglutide will quickly overtake ...

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups obviously ...

Here’s why heart specialists aren’t waiting for high cholesterol to use this cheap medication.

Researchers report that only 35% of adults who are eligible to take statins for prevention of cardiovascular disease are actually using them. They said that misinformation about statins’ side effects ...

Unhealthy cholesterol levels are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When lifestyle changes like diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, medications can help. A new ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that most adults who could benefit from taking statins to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease aren’t taking them. Dobrila Vignjevic/Getty Images Statins ...