(Peopleimages.com/YuriArcurs/Canva) For millions of people, statins are a daily shield against heart disease. But around 10 ...

High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

Federal health officials Tuesday added new safety alerts to the prescribing information of statins, cholesterol-reducing medications that are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, ...

New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication itself. A comprehensive study, published in The Lancet, examined data ...

NHS guidelines urge those taking statins to stop their medication and seek medical assistance should they notice any of ...

New research suggests that it’s rare to experience most of the listed side effects for this common type of cholesterol-lowering medication. Misconceptions that statins come with a high risk of side ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Many people with high cholesterol may avoid taking ...

Regular follow-up calls from a pharmacist can help people lower their "bad" (LDL) cholesterol by reminding them to take their ...