High cholesterol is a major driver of heart disease. Statins, like Lipitor and Zocor, emerged as powerful antidotes starting in the 1980s. With blood-pressure medicines, antismoking campaigns and ...

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

One dose of an experimental drug cover offer lifetime treatment for people with high cholesterol, but its long-term safety is ...

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that’s found in all of your cells, and your body needs some of it to work properly.

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.

An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, ...

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

The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease ...

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

Adding Amgen's cholesterol drug Repatha to standard therapy reduced major cardiovascular events by 25% for at-risk patients ...

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Several lots of the cholesterol medication atorvastatin were recalled after failed dissolution tests, according to the FDA.