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Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new study suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe heart association’s new calculator was developed to give a more accurate assessment of a...
Heart disease: Millions may no longer get preventive statin therapy
Medical News Today· 3 days agoAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is linked to plaque buildup in blood vessels. It can increase...
In The Know: News, updates from Greenville area businesses and nonprofits
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours agoBon Secours will follow up upon request, but medical information is not shared. For information...
New heart disease risk tool finds 40% fewer people need statins: Study
Becker’s Hospital Review· 6 days agoA new risk assessment for heart disease found that 40% fewer people would meet the criteria for a statin prescription, NBC News reported ...
New Cholesterol Guidelines Could Drastically Reduce Statin Use for Millions
SciTechDaily· 18 hours agoIf national guidelines were updated to include a new risk equation, approximately 40% fewer individuals may qualify for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart ...
Loneliness and social isolation: What to know and how to help promote social connection
KABC 7 Los Angeles· 4 days agoLast year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared loneliness and isolation an epidemic and...
Kansas sues Pfizer over 'misrepresentations' and 'adverse events' of COVID-19 vaccine
FOX Business· 8 hours agoThe State of Kansas has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc. for alleged consumer protection...
Stroke Risk Scale Helps ID Candidates for Anticoagulation
Medscape· 19 hours agoA common stroke risk calculator can help electrophysiologists and cardiologists distinguish which...
Adding genetic information to health checks improves identification of people at risk of heart...
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoCurrently health assessments, such as the NHS Health Check, try to identify those at increased risk...
Delays After Tests for Suspected Heart Failure 'a Scandal'
Medscape· 19 hours agoFew people with suspected heart failure and elevated N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic...