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- Public Use of Daily Baby Aspirin Plummets by 57 Percent Following Major Shifts in Clinical Guidelines
Published: Apr 26, 2026
Section: Healthy Lifestyle
New healthcare data indicates a sharp decline in the use of low-dose aspirin for heart disease prevention, falling from 7.2% to 3.2% of adults since 2018. This trend follows update...
- New Trial Shows Aggressive Cholesterol Targets Reduce Major Cardiovascular Events by One Third in High Risk Patients
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Health
The Ez-PAVE trial presented at ACC.26 confirms that lowering LDL cholesterol to a target of less than 55 mg/dL significantly improves outcomes for patients with atherosclerotic dis...
- New National Cholesterol Guidelines Shift Medical Focus to 30-Year Risk Assessments and Aggressive Early Intervention
Published: Mar 24, 2026
Section: Health
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have released updated 2026 lipid management guidelines that recommend screening and potential treatment as early a...
- Boston University Researchers Identify Modest Clinician Response to Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Primary Prevention Patients
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A multicenter study presented at the American College of Cardiology reveals that nearly 80% of patients with high Lipoprotein(a) do not receive new preventive medications. While el...
- New Medical Guidelines Recommend Aggressive Early Intervention and Lower Cholesterol Targets to Curb Global Heart Disease Deaths
Published: Mar 14, 2026
Section: Health
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have released an updated framework for managing dyslipidemia, introducing the PREVENT-ASCVD risk calculator. The g...
- CRISPR vs. Cholesterol: Landmark Gene-Editing Trials Aim to Replace Daily Heart Medication
Published: Feb 21, 2026
Section: Health
Scientific researchers are currently testing whether a single "one-and-done" gene-editing treatment can permanently lower high cholesterol by modifying the liver's genetic code. Wh...