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Patients who received high-intensity statin therapy had a 23% elevated risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to those on low-intensity statins, the results of a large study showed. In ...

New national guidance for managing cholesterol and other blood lipids emphasizes earlier risk assessment, more personalized ...

New data strengthen the evidence linking high-potency statins to acute kidney injury (AKI) in a small fraction of patients with kidney disease, whether chronic or not, although the danger is low for ...

Statins are commonly prescribed to help cut the chance of heart attack and stroke. Now new research suggests they may have more benefits. Experts found that people who have low levels of "bad" ...

If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you may have seen alarming posts claiming that statin medications can cause dementia or memory loss due to their cholesterol-lowering effects. These ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In statin-intolerant patients, inflammation risk contributed more to death and CV events than cholesterol risk.

Leading medical groups have released new guidelines for managing cholesterol.High cholesterol remains a major risk factor for ...