You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack or stroke, and in most cases, it’s their first. 1 The good news? The risk for these devastating events can actually be significantly reduced by ...

You get your cholesterol checked at your annual physical, and a few days later, you get back your results. If you’ve ever looked down the list of acronyms and felt at a loss of how to make sense of ...

You can't really argue with the fact that high cholesterol is bad for your heart. There is plenty of scientific evidence showing that “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), ...

How to lower your cholesterol naturally with plant-based foods, fiber, healthy fats, exercise, and smart habits—plus, when statins may still be necessary.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as ...

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we'll explain the difference between "good" and "bad" shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

Low-density lipoprotein, known as LDL, is a complex structure with several components that allow cholesterol to circulate in the bloodstream, a watery environment. LDL is the primary mechanism used to ...

There is a lot of misinformation about cholesterol, making people believe that eggs are bad or that exercising can do away with a bad diet. However, this may be far from the truth. A neurologist ...

In India, cholesterol often comes with a cloud of confusion and fear. It's either seen as the ultimate villain of heart disease or dismissed entirely until it's too late. But experts warn that failing ...

Juxtapid has been available to treat adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely high levels of LDL cholesterol.

FDA expands Juxtapid approval for pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia to ...