statins

NHS to raise statin dosage in bid to slash cholesterol

Health
Sarah Carter

Two million people will be advised to boost their statin dose in order to slash their cholesterol levels under new NHS targets. ...

Mum had a stroke in her 80s… will statins help me avoid one?

Health
Sarah Carter

By Dr Ellie Cannon for The Mail on Sunday 22:00 09 Dec 2023, updated 22:21 09 Dec 2023 My doctor has suggested ...

Daily statins taken by millions could be replaced by remarkable new gene therapy that cuts ‘bad’ cholesterol by up to 50% with a SINGLE dose, scientists claim as they hail ‘brave new world’ of heart treatment

Business
Robert Johnson

Statin use could be replaced ‘within the decade’ by gene-editing Verve-101 drug Drug alters DNA inside cholesterol-regulating cells to shut down production ...