If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a healthier range and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But what's the ...

New recommendations suggest that some people should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30.

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. It’s a math problem with life-and-death ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Few medicines have sparked as much debate as statins. Cardiologists often describe them as life-saving, while some patients remain wary of side effects or uneasy about taking a daily pill. Statins sit ...