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17 million US adults may no longer receive statin therapy for heart disease
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 14 hours agoThe American Heart Association recently updated its risk equations for predicting the risk of...
Akira Endo, scientist whose knowledge of fungi led him to discover the first statin – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAkira Endo, who has died aged 90, discovered the first statin, a chemical that prevents heart...
Jun 14 2024 This Week in Cardiology
Medscape· 1 day agoThis podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. For the week ending June 14.2024, John Mandrola, MD, comments on the following news and...
Statins may help prevent some forms of cancer, study finds
Medical News Today· 6 days agoStatin medications help keep cholesterol levels within a healthy range, but researchers are...
The scientist whose research led to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, has died.
NPR· 1 day agoMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every day, tens of millions of people in the U.S. take pills called statins to reduce their cholesterol and lower their risk of heart attack and stroke ...
Data shows new heart health guidelines could dramatically reduce statin eligibility
McKnight’s Senior Living· 4 days agoIf American Heart Association guidelines passed in November 2023 are widely adopted, about 40% fewer...
Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoUS-based Merck pushed ahead with its own statin drug that hit the market first in 1987, capturing...
Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new study suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new way of determining heart disease risk may result in millions fewer people getting...
The life-saving health tests every middle-aged man should have even if they hate the doctor
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMen die four to six years younger than women on average, according to government figures. Alongside...
Statins pioneer Akira Endo dies aged 90
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days ago[AFP] The Japanese scientist whose pioneering work led to the creation of statins, the life-saving drugs used by millions, has died at the age of 90....
