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Heart disease: Millions may no longer get preventive statin therapy
Medical News Today· 5 days agoAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is linked to plaque buildup in blood vessels. It can increase...
New Analysis Finds Millions of People on Statins May Not Need Them
Healthline via AOL· 7 days agoNew research could lead to researchers reevaluating who needs to be on statins. andreswd/Getty...
Dear Doctor: Main goal of statin drugs is to reduce patient’s risk of heart attack, not to make...
OregonLive.com· 2 days agoMy original primary care physician who recently retired said my HDL level was so good that he gave me an A- and wasn’t concerned about my cholesterol. ANSWER: The reason to use statin ...
Jun 14 2024 This Week in Cardiology
Medscape· 5 days agoThis podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. For the week ending June 14.2024, John Mandrola, MD, comments on the following news and...
New Cholesterol Guidelines Could Drastically Reduce Statin Use for Millions
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoAdopting new PREVENT equations could lead to a significant reduction in statin recommendations, impacting 40% of currently eligible U.S. adults, and highlights the importance ...
Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoUS-based Merck pushed ahead with its own statin drug that hit the market first in 1987, capturing...
Are Your Prescription Meds Giving You Diabetes?
Mercola· 3 hours agoIn the quest to manage and mitigate various health conditions, the medical community often relies on potent pharmaceuticals like steroids, antipsychotics, statins, diuretics ...
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Has $45,000 Holdings in Esperion Therapeutics, Inc....
ETF DAILY NEWS· 4 hours agoChicago Partners Investment Group LLC cut its stake in shares of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR – Free Report) by 48.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing ...
The scientist whose research led to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, has died.
WUNC Chapel Hill· 6 days agoAkira Endo, the Japanese scientist whose research led to statin drugs, has died. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. take statins to reduce their cholesterol.
Dear Doctor: Heart patient finds he’s got painful joint and muscle aches. Are statin drugs causing...
OregonLive.com· 7 days agoIn May 2023, I had a major heart attack. My blood pressure is very good now, as is my cholesterol. My A1C is now a consistent 6.2%, down from 8.2%. My cardiologist suggested that I take a week off from my cholesterol medicine (80 mg of atorvastatin).
