SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations ...

Findings of reduced risks for mortality and major CVD suggest consideration of statins in all adults with type 2 diabetes, even in those with low short-term predicted CVD risk.

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

For decades, statins have been the quiet workhorses of cardiology, cutting heart attack and stroke risk for millions while ...

If your bloodwork shows elevated LDL cholesterol levels, you can take steps to reduce it. Eat a healthy diet low in saturated ...

Long-term statin use is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes of approximately 30% in individuals at high risk of the disease, even after taking into account known risk factors and ...

Statins have been a major boon to treating the leading cause of death among Americans, heart disease. The drugs, almost all of which are now off patent and available for as little as a few dollars a ...

The official prescribing information for rosuvastatin (Crestor) includes the following: “... rare postmarketing reports of ...

Millions of patients with high cholesterol will soon have a promising - but pricey - new option for treatment. A new type of drug to lower LDL or "bad" cholesterol won approval from the U.S. Food and ...

Understanding your risk for developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) plays an important role in deciding whether to start statin therapy. While there are recommendations and risk ...