It's said 86 million Americans have high cholesterol. Here's an important heads-up for statin users in two U.S. regions.

Of the 70 Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in the U.S. who reported prescribing statin medication to patients at discharge, only nine did so for 100% of eligible patients in 2023 ...

These drugs would be a logical alternative in cases where cognitive impairment secondary to another statin is suspected. Conclusions: Despite several reports of statin-associated cognitive ...