Cardiovascular disease results in around 20 million deaths worldwide and causes around a quarter of all deaths in the UK.

New research suggests that statins, effective cholesterol-lowering drugs, don't cause many of the side effects listed on ...

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side ...

‘Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials’ by Reith et al. was published in The Lancet at 23:30 UK ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, ...

A review of the evidence suggests that statins are no more likely than a placebo to cause most of the side effects listed on ...

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not cause most of the side effects attributed to them on package inserts, a large ...

Kirstyn Hill has worked as a clinical pediatric and women’s health pharmacist since 2020. She was driven to work with a patient population that is not often able to easily speak up for themselves and ...

The popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs has seen a seismic shift in just over a year. Not long ago, they were primarily used for diabetes. But now, that’s changing. In some markets, such as the US, ...

The mission to get a healing mushroom out into the world will continue. Ahead of Sunday’s Season 1 finale, Adult Swim has renewed Common Side Effects for a second season. The animated comedic thriller ...

Last month, the Trump administration announced major plans to slash prices of GLP-1s, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro. The agreement will lower prices of these medications from ...