The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high ...

What Is a Lipid Profile? Lipid profile, or sometimes referred to as lipid panel, is a blood test that's used as a screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. It ...

Researchers reviewed evolving ASCVD risk calculators and lipid management strategies for potential updates to international cholesterol guidelines.

World Health Day 2026 highlights the importance of annual health check-ups. An internal medicine specialist lists 10 ...

Regular cholesterol screenings are crucial for evaluating heart risks and preventing heart attacks and strokes. Here's the ...

A routine blood report often brings relief. Numbers fall within range, the doctor nods, and life moves on. Yet, many people ...

Cholesterol remains an important marker, but it does not tell the whole story. Most people focus on LDL, often called "bad ...

If you’re diagnosed with high cholesterol, will you need to start taking a statin or other medication? Not always. High cholesterol can affect your cardiac risk, or the chance that you’ll develop ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is associated with prenatal and infancy growth. However, the relative importance of these time periods for the CVD risk is uncertain. To elucidate this, we tested in ...