By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 31, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Aggressively lowering high cholesterol can ...

A widely used cholesterol drug may cut first-time heart attack risk by 31%—even before disease is detected.

A powerful cholesterol-lowering drug may be changing the rules of heart disease prevention. Researchers found that evolocumab, typically used for people who already have cardiovascular disease, can ...

Mass General Brigham researchers found that the intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy evolocumab reduced the risk of a first major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients who did not have known ...

High levels of cholesterol put people at an increased risk of heart disease which kills some 900,000 Americans each year ...

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein ...

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

Blood testing for cholesterol should start in childhood, and take place at least every five years to track each person’s ...

Regular cholesterol screenings are crucial for evaluating heart risks and preventing heart attacks and strokes. Here's the ...

Lipoprotein(a) is a genetically inherited cholesterol particle that significantly increases the risk of premature ...

Eggs, shrimp, and other once-forbidden foods now have the all-clear. Here are the surprising high-cholesterol foods experts ...