Statins

A large long-term study has found that statins, a widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications, significantly reduce the risk of death and serious heart-related problems in adults with type 2 …

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group. Using statins for primary prevention is safe and beneficial in adults with …

Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels A large cohort study found that statins significantly reduce the risk of death and major cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes, even among …

In a recent study published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinologyresearchers conducted a meta-analysis of long-term, large-scale, randomized, double-blind controlled trials to determine the effect of statin medication on worsening of …