SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations for treatment.

With 38% of U.S. adults living with high cholesterol, experts say understanding how statins work — and whether you need them ...

Coverage of a new PCSK9 trial makes bold claims about prevention and risk reduction. But how well do they hold up to scrutiny ...

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...

New evidence hints that statins may protect a wider range of people with type 2 diabetes than previously assumed. A major ...

One study explored the use of statins, a class of medications typically used to lower LDL cholesterol levels to reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. Researchers found that statin use decreased ...

New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major ...

Among the effective options to reduce "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, statins are the cornerstone of treatment. These drugs reduce the cholesterol your body makes and help ...

Feb. 1 -- Statins just might be the latest wonder drugs — though they're nothing new to doctors and pharmacists. ABCNEWS' Dr. Tim Johnson takes a look in Good Morning America's House Calls. For years ...

Cholesterol-lowering medicines are some of the most commonly prescribed, effective drugs. But to influencers on TikTok, they're the enemy. The cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin. Like other statins ...