Q. I've been on a medication for years to treat my high cholesterol. My doctor has adjusted the dose to lower my cholesterol to less than 70. Now, I understand that there are new guidelines that ...

The main takeaway from the new study and the new cholesterol guidelines is that “the threshold for starting statins in primary prevention is a complex one and must be individualized to the patient,” ...

Q My doctor never recommended statins to me, but he says there are new guidelines, and thinks that I should now start taking one. What do you think of the new statin guidelines? A The new guidelines ...

When it comes to using statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, one leading US guideline recommends the drugs to 9 million more people than the other, according to a study published in the ...

Miranda is considering taking statins after receiving blood test results that indicated high cholesterol - Clara Molden for The Telegraph Around eight million people in the UK are on statins, and I ...

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group.

Many major heart organizations, including the American Heart Association, recently suggested that doctors conduct personalized risk assessments with older patients to determine if statins should be ...

Dear Doctor K: My doctor never recommended statins to me, but he says there are new guidelines, and thinks that I should now start taking one. What do you think of the new statin guidelines? Dear ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor never recommended statins to me, but he says there are new guidelines, and thinks that I should now start taking one. What do you think of the new statin guidelines? DEAR ...