Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren't taking ...

Statins are among the most frequently prescribed medicine and popular everywhere, and for a good reason. They’ve ...

Cholesterol-lowering medicines are some of the most commonly prescribed, effective drugs. But to influencers on TikTok, ...

Sepsis is when the immune system overshoots its inflammatory reaction to an infection, so strongly that the vital organs ...

More than 39,000 deaths, nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attacks and up to 65,000 strokes in the U.S. could be prevented if ...

And during their overall hospital stay, some 11.5% of sepsis patients who were given statins died, compared with 19.1% of sepsis patients who did not take statins. However, it app ...

The coronary calcium score may help doctors identify which patients truly benefit from statins—and who might not need them at ...

Statin side effects can vary, depending on your age, sex and type of medication, when the cholesterol-lowering drugs are used to prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.

Research indicates statins could enhance breast cancer prognosis, with lipophilic statins showing greater protective effects ...

Millions of people are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, but many would rather take supplements instead. A new study shows statins are much more effective.

Some patients decide to stop taking statins, a cholesterol-lowering drug, if they experience side effects. A new study tracked how they did.

Statins and Dementia. When statins started becoming popular, rumors began that people who took them were more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.Several studies done over the past 2 decades didn ...