ApoB testing may be especially useful for people with diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease or high ...

A regular cholesterol test is useful, but it doesn't always capture the complete picture of heart disease risk.

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

More than 38% of Connecticut adults reported having high cholesterol in 2023, according to data from America's Health ...

Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with abbreviations and numbers. The test measures four key components that predict the risk of heart disease and stroke. Understanding what these ...

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker ...

A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure "bad" cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern ...

EXCLUSIVE: Express health columnist Dr Azeem Majeed explains how to manage cholesterol levels for a healthy heart and longer ...

EXCLUSIVE: John Thorncroft was told he had incurable blood cancer just days before Father's Day, despite having just gone in ...