Cholesterol-lowering medicines are some of the most commonly prescribed, effective drugs. But to influencers on TikTok, they're the enemy.

Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren't taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study says.

Decades of research have established statins as a safe treatment to effectively lower cholesterol and improve health outcomes. Most people take these drugs without any adverse effects. However ...

Red yeast rice products can contain a substance known as monacolin K, which is the active ingredient in a prescription cholesterol-lowering statin drug, lovastatin (Altoprev).

Pharmacy researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated that multi-component interventions are ...

Some statins work best in the evening, while others work just as well in the morning. The best time to take statins depends ...

"This drug represents a completely new type of treatment and has the potential to be of great importance for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Our substance appears to promote healthy ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington have identified a new enzyme that can be “turned off” to help the body maintain healthy cholesterol levels—a significant ...

A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?