Cholesterol meds—taking by millions of Americans every day—often come with a lifelong prescription, adding out-of-pocket ...

An experimental drug called enlicitide reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad” cholesterol by almost 60% in ...

LONDON, Nov 26: Cholesterol, long classified simply as “good” or “bad,” is now understood to be far more complex, with ...

If you were prescribed medicine to lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke, would you take it? Millions of Americans are prescribed statins such as Lipitor, Crestor or generic formulations to ...

A new study suggests you may want to pay better attention to your HDL cholesterol — but not for the reason you might think.

Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can’t or won’t take those pills because of side effects may have another option. In a major study, ...

If millions of Americans no longer qualify for a statin or a blood pressure medication based on a new calculator updated to better predict their risk, that could lead to 107,000 more heart attacks and ...