USPSTF updates guidance on statins for primary prevention of CVD
Feb 22, 2022
Statin use recommended for people aged 40 to 75 years with CV risk factor(s) and higher 10-year risk for a CV event
Statins have fewer side effects than many believe: study
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
Less than 10% of patients are intolerant to statins, a proportion far lower than previous estimates suggest, according to the world’s largest study of the issue.
Statins have no effect on COVID-19 mortality, Johns Hopkins study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 27, 2021
Statins made no difference in COVID-19 mortality — positive or negative — among 4,500 hospitalized patients, countering previous findings.
Fixed-dose combo pill cuts older adults’ stroke risk by more than half
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2021
A combination of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can be given separately or as a polypill, investigators say. Benefits were seen with different blood pressure levels, cholesterol...
Prior statin use linked to reduced risk for death in COVID-19
Jul 21, 2021
Risk for death significantly reduced with prior statin and/or antihypertensive use among those with history of CVD and/or hypertension
Cognition appears unaffected or even improved by certain drugs commonly prescribed to older adults
By
Donna Shryer
Jun 22, 2021
Growing evidence suggests that statin therapy is not associated with incident dementia, mild cognitive impairment or decline in individual cognition domains. Meanwhile, a second study finds that antihypertensives...
After decade of progress, diabetes control loses steam as first-line therapies go underused
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
Reinvigorating the use of first-line therapies such as statins, metformin, ACE inhibitors or ARB is key to getting care and outcomes back on track, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2021
At 5 million doses, Walgreens nears completion of long-term care vaccinations … Second vaccine dose acts like a booster in people who have had COVID: study … No effect of low-dose atorvastatin found...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Jan. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2021
CDC: cases of severe reaction to COVID vaccines are rare … Statins underused in older adults with heart failure and dementia … HHS announces $22 billion in funding to support expanded national testing...
Polypill plus aspirin leads to fewer cardiovascular events, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2020
Adults who took a daily combination pill containing statins and blood-pressure–lowering drugs, plus daily aspirin, were less likely to experience heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular causes.