My cholesterol is so high most doctors will never see a number like it in their entire career. It’s 705 mg/dl, with an LDL “bad” cholesterol of 574 mg/dl. And the first time my doctor saw my numbers, ...

Cholesterol Reducing drugs are medications that help lower the levels of bad cholesterol in our blood. These drugs not only improve the lab numbers of bad cholesterol, but lower the risk of heart ...

Statins, long hailed for lowering cholesterol, might offer an unexpected benefit beyond heart health—they could help slow Alzheimer’s disease. A new study suggests that these common medications might ...

Cholesterol-lowering statin medications like Lipitor and Crestor have been the #1 prescribed class of drugs in the U.S. for years. More than 215 million prescriptions add $14 billion to drug company ...

What Is Leqvio, and Why Does It Matter? Leqvio (inclisiran) is a prescription injection that helps lower levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), often called “bad” cholesterol, which is a ...

HKUMed demonstrates that statins can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease without increasing major adverse events, providing guidance for future clinical practice in managing high cholesterol. The ...

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events by one-third ...

Taking steps to lower levels of harmful LDL cholesterol at a much earlier stage than current medical practice indicates could ...