The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new cholesterol pill from Merck that works in a different way from statins. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The daily pill, called Lipfendra, is known as a PCSK9 inhibitor — a class of powerful cholesterol-lowering medication … Read more
Christos Soteriou was 29 when he needed a quadruple bypass surgery. Four arteries in his heart had become so clogged with plaque that blood could no longer flow through them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It’s a surprisingly young age to need such a surgery, … Read more
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