New evidence hints that statins may protect a wider range of people with type 2 diabetes than previously assumed. A major ...

The reason statins are so widely prescribed is because they work. They’re often prescribed as the first level of defense.

SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations ...

A large cohort study found that statins significantly reduce the risk of death and major cardiovascular events in adults with ...

For adults with T2DM, statin initiation is associated with reductions in all-cause mortality and major CVD risk.

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group.

When they first came on the pharmaceutical scene in the early 2000s, cholesterol-reducing “statins” were pegged as “the wonder drug,” allowing those at with, and at risk for heart disease to keep ...

The official prescribing information for rosuvastatin (Crestor) includes the following: “... rare postmarketing reports of ...

Millions of US adults would no longer need to take a statin for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) if their eligibility were based on the new PREVENT risk ...

Long-term use of statins may delay or deflect the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in adults with chronic liver disease, as well as in the general population, emerging research, including ...

Studies show that an LDL level at or below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) is ideal for most adults. If you have a ...