These cholesterol level charts will show you what's normal for every age and gender. Plus, a few tips for staying within a healthy range.

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Statins can help reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. (Getty Images) About 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. It’s a math problem with life-and-death ...

High cholesterol raises your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. A healthy diet and lifestyle can improve your levels. Medication can help, too. Still, doctors and scientists keep ...

A new medication that combines an already approved drug with a new unapproved one has been shown to cut the level of LDL, or “bad” cholestero l, when statins aren’t helping enough. In the Phase 3 ...

There is broad consensus that the overall body of evidence shows lowering LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol provides both statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefits in ...

For adults over 40 with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) suggests moderate-potency statins along with lifestyle changes to manage risk factors and lower your chances of developing ...

Statins are the perfect example of a blockbuster drug; they’re extremely good at lowering cholesterol levels and reducing risk of heart events, they’re relatively safe to take, and they’re widely ...