For decades, we’ve been told that high cholesterol is the main villain behind heart disease. Most of us breathe a sigh of relief when our blood reports show normal LDL levels. We assume our arteries ...

Heart disease takes decades to build and depends on the choices you make today. Dr London debunks 3 heart health myths. | ...

Researchers analyzing over 20,000 patients found that very high levels of the inherited cholesterol particle Lp(a) dramatically raise the risk of stroke, cardiovascular death, and major heart ...

There’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use ...

I co-wrote this piece with Dr. Jeffrey Chen, a Harvard-trained emergency medicine physician who now practices longevity ...

Very high levels are even more dangerous than better-known risks for heart-attack and stroke. “In individuals who don’t have ...

New guidelines show cholesterol numbers alone don't tell the full story. Here's what doctors say matters most for heart ...

Recent cases of sudden cardiac arrest among individuals who appeared healthy during routine check-ups have sparked concern: can standard medical tests truly guarantee heart safety? Cardiologists ...

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How many of these senior health myths can you spot? Some of the most persistent ideas about aging are also the most wrong.

You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Good and bad. High and low. The problem is that after 60, the ...

Efforts are advancing to track this silent killer that lurks without symptoms with standards that have changed to flag more for monitoring.