Every day, around 29 million people in the U.S. take a low dose of aspirin as a blood thinner to reduce the risk of ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. For decades, taking low-dose aspirin (81 mg) every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Should you be among that group? Aspirin is ...

The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use. Aspirin is an over-the-counter medication ...

A growing body of evidence has shown that people who regularly take aspirin have a lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) and are less likely to die if they do develop the disease. The evidence ...