Using statins for primary prevention is safe and beneficial in adults with type 2 diabetes irrespective of their estimated 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease at baseline, a target trial emulation ...

If you're over 50 and taking statin drugs—or your doctor just handed you a new prescription—you're in very good company. More than 40 million Americans rely on these cholesterol-lowering medications, ...

(Peopleimages.com/YuriArcurs/Canva) For millions of people, statins are a daily shield against heart disease. But around 10 ...

These cholesterol-reducing drugs are some of the most popular medications globally.

If your doctor has suggested a statin to lower your cholesterol levels, you may feel a flutter of worry over misguided fears: ...

If your doctor suggested you take a statin but you’re not following that advice, you’re not the only one who isn’t filling that prescription. Many people who are candidates for these popular ...

If you've avoided taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs because you're worried about the risk of developing memory loss, depression or other scary side effects, this scenario plays out more often ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy that aims to lower bad cholesterol for the long-term after a single infusion is off to a ...

Statins have been transformative for many individuals, by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart problems and stroke. But statins can also cause muscle weakness and pain and in some cases ...

Novartis, Amgen and Eli Lilly are among the pharmaceutical companies developing drugs to lower levels of a particularly bad form of cholesterol called Lp(a) and potentially prevent heart attacks. Lp(a ...