For most people on statins, completely avoiding certain foods isn’t necessary. In general, you can enjoy most foods in ...

Doctors are now checking high cholesterol in young adults and sometimes starting statins early. The focus is on LDL levels, ...

For some people with high cholesterol, making lifestyle changes and taking routine cholesterol-lowering statin medications may not be sufficient in helping them reach their target cholesterol levels.

“ Cardiovascular exercises that get your heart pumping,” like running, walking, biking, and swimming, can help lower ...

For some people with high cholesterol, making lifestyle changes and taking routine statin medications may not be sufficient ...

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial ...

The medication, which significantly lowers the risk of heart attacks, could be a promising alternative to expensive and ...

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 ...

The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.

A new pill called Enlicitide may help people who don’t get results from statins. The drug showed big drops in bad cholesterol ...

Lower baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are linked to a higher risk for incident type 2 diabetes, largely ...

There is misinformation around the use of statins, which are necessary for those who are genetically prone to high LDL ...