Statins are a cornerstone of heart health, but muscle pain and weakness cause many patients to quit taking them. Scientists have now identified the precise molecular trigger behind these side effects.

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Patel is a board-certified emergency medicine physician, former U.S. Navy flight surgeon, and founder of MD Longevity Lab. A patient came to my office recently and told me she had stopped her statin.

Measuring cholesterol levels has long been the main way doctors assess the risk of heart disease. Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery ...

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 ...

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling ...

A New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company recalled over 100,000 bottles of statin due to "failed dissolution specifications," according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ascend Laboratories in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that more than 140,000 bottles of a widely used generic cholesterol drug, atorvastatin calcium, are being voluntarily recalled ...

The FDA said that nearly 142,000 bottles were recalled because of failed dissolution specifications, meaning the medication did not dissolve as it should have, and may not work as effectively, Fox ...