New guidelines recommend considering cholesterol-lowering statins in the 30s, screening all adults for hidden risk factors ...

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower ...

Treating high cholesterol should start sooner, even among people in their 30s, according to new guidelines from the American ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released ...

Dr. Charles Hennekens, a medical school professor and heart disease researcher at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., says too many patients at high risk of heart attacks and stroke are ...

A new medication that combines an already approved drug with a new unapproved one has been shown to cut the level of LDL, or “bad” cholestero l, when statins aren’t helping enough. In the Phase 3 ...

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications for reducing high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke. People searching for popular statin medications are often ...

(WXYZ) — A recent trial found a new drug may help lower bad cholesterol levels in people when statins alone are not enough. Many people think that once they’re on ...