About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on health information and how they view their ...

A new ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guideline and editorial argue that guideline development is rigorous but can lag behind ...

Recently released cholesterol guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology include the usual call for lifestyle changes that can often prevent heart disease ...

Doctors have never had so many cholesterol-lowering drugs at their disposal, but getting patients to take them every day is ...

Eating two apples daily may help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and improve heart health, studies suggest. Rich in pectin and ...

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

For millions of people, statins are a daily safeguard against heart attacks and strokes. But for about 1 in 10 users, these widely prescribed drugs come with an unexpected tradeoff—persistent muscle ...

When I tried statin therapy as part of an experiment, I quickly developed a common side effect. But what concerned me wasn’t ...

“Research shows that men are far less likely to have someone to turn to in times of crisis. One study found that 15% of men ...

The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel.

A home-cooked meal still feels like the safest bet. Dal, roti, sabzi, a spoon of ghee, what could go wrong? Quite a bit, it ...