Statin Use News Today

The relationship between serological cholesterol levels, statin usage, and breast cancer (BC) mortality.

A secondary analysis of ASPREE is bringing the role of aspirin in primary prevention settings further into question, suggesting daily use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 38% increase in intracranial bleeding in older adults.

Taiwan: A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has shown an association between statin use and a reduced risk of cancer-related death rather than cardiovascular death in patients with breast...

The American College of Cardiology will host the annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course on April 14-16, 2023, in Washington, DC.

How medical research walked back the strong claims for the role of cholesterol in heart disease, which in turn supported the use of statins.

Medicare Advantage star ratings are expected to decline in this year's annual ranking of the private Part C and D plans. Star ratings are expected out today. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has said it would release the star ratings "on or about October 6." One reason for the expected decrease is due to the end of guardrails, or disaster provisions, CMS had put

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a Recommendation Statement, relating to Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults, published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). This recommendation replaces the 2016 USPSTF recommendation on statin use for the primary prevention of CVD and is generally consistent with that recommendation.

A new study reviewed evidence from trials and studies to assess the risks and benefits of using statins to prevent or reduce morbidities or mortalities related to cardiovascular disease (CVD).

4 1PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 2Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland 4Department of Oncology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hels...

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