High cholesterol doesn't come with symptoms, but it can still be a serious risk to your health. Cholesterol-lowering drugs ...

High cholesterol does not have to be a mystery or a one-size-fits-all medical prescription. For decades, statins have been ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you said that red yeast rice acts as a kind of natural statin. Can natural and synthetic statins be used together? — M.P.A. ANSWER: Red yeast rice is a traditional ...

When it comes to keeping our cholesterol in check, many of us look for natural options that are affordable, accessible and still surprisingly effective. And one remedy that’s gaining traction is red ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to treat high cholesterol that works differently than statins, according to Esperion Therapeutics, the company that makes the drug.

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote about reducing cholesterol with the help of statins along with a PCSK9i, such as Repatha or Praluent. My question is: Are these PCSK9is at all beneficial ...

Monotherapy with inclisiran — an injectable small interfering RNA that targets hepatic proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) — reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

By comparing people who had these special genes to those who didn’t, the team found that even a small drop in ...

Every day, tens of millions of people in the U.S. take pills called statins to reduce their cholesterol and lower their risk of heart attack and stroke. Akira Endo, the Japanese scientist who ...