Sep. 7—(Family Features) If your doctor has concerns about your cholesterol levels, you may be familiar with statins. This is a class of medications that can help reduce your body's cholesterol ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. More than a quarter of Americans over the age of 40 are taking a statin to lower their cholesterol and to lower their risk ...

CHICAGO, IL (updated) — Six-month treatment with the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) can dramatically reduce LDL-cholesterol levels in ...

An AI framework developed by Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University identified statin intolerance, contraindications and patient deferrals documented in clinical notes for 10% of adult patients.

Steven E. Nissen, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues identified patients with muscle-related adverse effects from statins and compared lipid-lowering efficacy for two nonstatin therapies, ...

HLS Therapeutics Inc. (“HLS” or the “Company”) (TSX: HLS), a pharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet needs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders ...

There's two promising options to make statins tolerable again.

An alternative option for patients who have tried several statins and experienced recurrent myalgia is to initiate a more potent statin, such as atorvastatin or rosuvastatin, on an every-other-day or ...

Good day, everyone. My name is Leila, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome you to Esperion's key opinion leader Investor event, Breaking the Statin ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. More than a quarter of Americans over the age of 40 are taking a statin to lower their cholesterol and to ...