Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is considered "good" ...

Plus, how often you should get your levels checked.

New guidelines aim to help patients and doctors know what cholesterol levels to aim for, and which medications might help. We ...

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You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, ...

New guidelines say fish oil supplements don’t lower cholesterol or heart risk—and may even cause harm in some cases.

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ cholesterol) was solidly under 120 mg/dl. Over the past ...

ApoB testing outperforms traditional cholesterol measures in preventing heart attacks and strokes while remaining ...

A small interfering RNA (siRNA) investigational therapy that inhibits a gene involved in lipoprotein metabolism has been shown in a clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers to significantly ...