Here’s an Alternative to Statins for Lowering Cholesterol

Statins have revolutionized heart disease by lowering cholesterol effectively—by up to 50% or more. But anywhere from 7% to 29% of people who take them may be more susceptible to its side effects, which include weakening of muscles and pain, and decide they can’t tolerate them. In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, … Read more

Walgreens Faces Boycott Calls After Saying It Won’t Ship Abortion Drug to Some States Where It’s Legal

Calls to boycott Walgreens swelled online on Friday after America’s second-largest drugstore said it will not distribute mifepristone, a drug that is part of the most common method of abortion in the country, in some states where the abortion remains legal. The announcement, first reported by Politico, comes after 20 Republican attorneys general sent a … Read more